Obesity, hypertension, alcohol and diuretic use: Gout risk factors for women

Wednesday, March 31, 2010 - 17:28 in Health & Medicine

A new study is the first to examine the relationship between uric acid levels and gout risk in women, also evaluated purported risk factors for gout and found that increasing age, obesity, hypertension, alcohol use and diuretic use to be among leading contributors for women.

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