Sleep Apnea Might Raise Odds for Painful Gout
By Robert Preidt
HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Aug. 30, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- People with sleep apnea have higher chances of developing gout, a new study suggests.
Researchers analyzed data on nearly 16,000 people with sleep apnea and more than 63,000 people without apnea who were followed for a median of nearly six years. (Half were followed longer, half for less time.)
Overall, 4.9 percent of sleep apnea patients and 2.6 percent of the others developed gout. People with sleep apnea had a 42 percent higher risk of gout, the study found.
https://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/sleep-apnea/news/20180830/sleep-apnea-might-raise-odds-for-painful-gout
