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Gout: People
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Gout can affect people of all races, of all ages, and of either sex. However, certain races of people are more likely to develop gout, including Pacific Islanders, the Maori of New Zealand, and African Americans (but not black Africans). Gout is uncommon in children and young adults. In addition, men are far more likely to have gout than women, who rarely develop this disorder, especially prior to menopause.
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Gout afflicts about 1 in 100 people and as many as 6 – 7 percent of older men. This condition and its complications occur more often in men, women after menopause, and people with kidney disease. Gout is strongly associated with obesity, hypertension, hyperlipidemia and diabetes. Because of genetic factors, gout tends to run in some families.
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Gout causes sometimes-excruciating episodes of pain in feet and joints. Severe cases can cause major disability or kidney failure. Curtailing alcohol consumption is already recommended for people who suffer from the disease.
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Gout occurs in 8.4 of every 1,000 people. It is rare in children and young adults. Men, particularly those between the ages of 40 and 50, are more likely to develop gout than women, who rarely develop the disorder before menopause. People who have had an organ transplant are more susceptible to gout.
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Gout rarely affects children and young adults. It most frequently develops in adult men, especially between ages 40 and 50; it rarely strikes women before menopause. Some people may inherit a predisposition to gout; up to 20 to 25 percent of cases involve a family history of the disorder. Factors that appear to raise the risk of developing hyperuricemia or gout or may aggravate the disorder in some individuals include overweight, high alcohol consumption, excessive consumption of foods rich in purines, exposure to lead in the environment, use of certain drugs (such as diuretics, nicotinic acid, cyclosporine, and levodopa), and certain health conditions (such as untreated high blood hypertension, diabetes, high blood levels of fat and cholesterol in the blood, and arteriosclerosis).
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Gout affects about one in every 200 adults and is most common in men between 40 and 60 years old. Gout can ... affect women but this is less common and is usually after the menopause. Occasionally young people and children can get gout but this is rare.
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