6th Annual WML Academic Symposium

Poster Presentation
Time: 4:00-5:30
Presenter(s): Kristen Castro, Kaitlyn Corey, and Diana Raymond
Title: An Evaluation of the Prevalence of Gout and Predictors of Gout in the United States for the years 2007 to 2010
Developed under the guidance of Dr. Melissa Holland , Clinical Research

A retrospective, cross-sectional, observational study aimed to analyze the prevalence of gout, its association with risk factors, and gout medication prescription trends for the years 2007-2010 in the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) and the outpatient and emergency department data from the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS-OPD/NHAMCS-ED).