Gout, hyperuricemia
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Subjects who have a serum uric acid level of 8.0 mg/dL or more at least one during the medical check-ups between April 2013 and March 2016 2. Subjects for whom eGFR data are available on the same day when the serum uric acid level of 8.0 mg/dL or more for the first time (index date) 3. Subjects for whom serum uric acid level are available within 1 year after the index date (follow up date) 4. Subjects over the age of 18 on the index date 5. Subjects who have consecutively registered in the health insurance claims database for at least 12 months before the index month and for 24 months after the follow up date
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients who identified gout or asymptomatic hyperuricemia during the index period 2. Patients who received prescriptions of urate-lowering therapy during the index period 3. Patients who identified malignant neoplasms during the index period
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Disease control status (Association between prescription of urate-lowering therapy, onset of gouty arthritis, and serum uric acid level after 1-year) 2. Disease burden for disease control status (frequency of gouty arthritis) | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Teijin Pharma Limited Medical Science Department