Abstract
BACKGROUND: Gout is a common cause of inflammatory arthritis in the United States, and its prevalence has increased in recent decades, especially among older adults. Older adults with gout are of particular interest because they tend to experience higher rates of tophi, an advanced stage of gout, than do younger patients. OBJECTIVE: For older adults with gout to (1) assess health care utilization and costs from a third-party payer perspective; (2) evaluate health care costs related to tophi; and (3) explore the relationship between elevated serum uric acid (UA) level, an indicator of disease control, and health care utilization.
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