Differential risk group of developing stroke among older women with gouty arthritis: A latent transition analysis.

Objective: Gout-related comorbidities are intricate and its clinical features may demonstrate sex difference; however, few studies have evaluated the links between comorbidities and gout in a female population. The objectives of this study were to compare the aggregation and transitive trajectories of comorbidities of gout, and their consequences in female and male gout populations.

Methods: A prospective cohort study was conducted using data from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database.