Research Article
Performance of Ultrasound in the Clinical Evaluation of Gout and Hyperuricemia
Table 2
Clinical characteristics of gouty attacks in the gout population.
| Flared joint | Total | Left | Right | value |
| MTP1 | 35.22% (187/531) | 16.20% (86/531) | 19.02% (101/531) | 0.148 | Ankle | 29.19% (155/531) | 13.93% (74/531) | 15.25% (81/531) | 0.496 | Knee | 18.83% (100/531) | 9.04% (48/531) | 9.79% (52/531) | 0.671 | Acrotarsium | 8.47% (45/531) | 4.71% (25/531) | 3.76% (20/531) | 0.399 | Hands | 3.95% (21/531) | 1.88% (10/531) | 2.07% (11/531) | 1 | Wrist | 2.26% (12/531) | 0.75% (4/531) | 1.51% (8/531) | 0.220 | Elbow | 2.07% (11/531) | 0.94% (5/531) | 1.13% (6/531) | 1 |
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MTP1: first metatarsophalangeal joint.
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