Researchers at Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul have found that men with metabolic syndrome may have nearly four times the risk of developing gout. The research was published in the journal Arthritis and Rheumatology.
The study involved more than one million men aged 20 to 39 who passed three physical exams. During the examinations, 18,000 patients were diagnosed with gout. Compared with individuals without metabolic syndrome, patients with chronic metabolic syndrome were almost four times more likely to develop gout.
An inverse relationship was also found: After recovering from metabolic syndrome, the risk of gout was reduced by almost half. There was a particularly high risk in individuals with high levels and the presence of abdominal obesity. Additionally, people in their 20s had more specific connotations than those in their 30s.
This is the first large-scale study to examine the relationship between the dynamics of the metabolic syndrome and the risk of gout. The results showed that preventing and managing metabolic syndrome can significantly reduce the risk of developing gout in young people.
Source: Gazeta
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