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Understanding the patient voice in gout: a quantitative study conducted in Europe

Marc De Meulemeester, Elsa Mateus, Hilda Wieberneit-Tolman, Neil Betteridge, Lucy Ireland, Gudula Petersen, Nina Jeanette Maske, Tim L Jansen and Fernando Perez-Ruiz
BJGP Open 2020; 4 (1): bjgpopen20X101003. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgpopen20X101003
Marc De Meulemeester
1 GP Private Practice, Cabinet Médical Demeulemeester, Gozée, Belgium
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Elsa Mateus
2 President of the Board of Portuguese League Against Rheumatic Diseases, Liga Portuguesa Contra as Doenças Reumáticas, Lisboa, Portugal
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Hilda Wieberneit-Tolman
3 Executive Director of PijnPlatform Nederland, Pijn Platform Nederland, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Neil Betteridge
4 Director, Neil Betteridge Associates, London, UK
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Lucy Ireland
5 Health Partner, Hall & Partners, London, UK
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Gudula Petersen
6 Director Governmental Affairs & Patient Centricity, Grünenthal GmbH, Aachen, Germany
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Nina Jeanette Maske
7 Senior Manager Market Research & Insights, Department Analytics & Insights, Grünenthal GmbH, Aachen, Germany
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Tim L Jansen
8 Medical Leader, Department of Rheumatology, Expert Centre Complex Gout, VieCuri Medical Centre, Venlo, The Netherlands
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Fernando Perez-Ruiz
9 Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Medicine and Nursery School, University of the Basque Country, Cruces, Spain
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    Figure 1. Impact of gout on patient activities versus level of control (N = 933 due to missing data)
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    Figure 3. Clear areas of unmet need.

    HCP = healthcare practitioner. sUA = serum uric acid.

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    Table 1. Patient demographics including comorbidities (n = 1100)
    Patient demographicsn (%)
    Male858 (78)
    Mean age, years (range)55 (18–65)
    Mean age at diagnosis, years (range)45 (23–85)
    Mean number of flares within a 12-month period (range)2.9 (0–12)
    Length of most recent flare, days (range)5.1 (1–16)
    Average time since most recent flare, months (range)4.5 (1–12)
    Receiving ULT638 (58)
    Employed, studying or searching for employment616 (56)
    Comorbidities 847 (77)
    Chronic kidney disease187 (17)
    Type 2 diabetes253 (23)
    Overweight/obesity440 (40)
    Hypercholesterolaemia451 (41)
    Hypertension583 (53)
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Marc De Meulemeester, Elsa Mateus, Hilda Wieberneit-Tolman, Neil Betteridge, Lucy Ireland, Gudula Petersen, Nina Jeanette Maske, Tim L Jansen, Fernando Perez-Ruiz
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Marc De Meulemeester, Elsa Mateus, Hilda Wieberneit-Tolman, Neil Betteridge, Lucy Ireland, Gudula Petersen, Nina Jeanette Maske, Tim L Jansen, Fernando Perez-Ruiz
BJGP Open 2020; 4 (1): bjgpopen20X101003. DOI: 10.3399/bjgpopen20X101003
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