7 risk factors for gout
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There are over 120 different types of arthritis, but the most common form affecting men is gout. Andrew Cate looks at 7 risk factors for gout.
Arthritis Awareness Week is held in late March every year and is designed to raise community awareness of a condition that affects one in five people.
There are over 120 different types of arthritis, but the most common form affecting men is gout. Gout causes inflammation, pain and swelling in the joints and is caused by a build-up of uric acid - a waste product that is usually flushed out of your body by the kidneys.
Here are 7 facts about gout that may help to increase your awareness of the condition and determine your level of risk:
For more information on gout, visit the Arthritis Australia website.
Looking at these risk factors do you think you are at risk of suffering from gout?