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Obesity and Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) significantly increase gout risk. OSA patients had a 2.65 times higher odds of gout, even after matching for other health conditions. This highlights a strong link between OSA and gout.

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  • Epidemiology
  • Sleep medicine

Background:

  • Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) shares risk factors and pathophysiological mechanisms with gout, including hyperuricemia.
  • The precise relationship between OSA and gout remains a subject of ongoing research and debate.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the correlation between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and gout in obese patients.
  • To quantify the increased risk of gout associated with OSA, considering shared risk factors.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized the TrinetX global federated research network of electronic medical records.
  • Identified patients with a BMI > 30, creating subgroups with and without OSA.
  • Applied propensity score matching (PSM) to control for age, sex, race, CKD, heart failure, and diuretic use.

Main Results:

  • Identified 3,541,566 obese patients; 23.09% had OSA.
  • Patients with OSA had a significantly higher prevalence of gout (7.19% vs. 2.84%, p<0.0001).
  • After PSM, OSA remained associated with a 1.53-fold increased odds of gout (OR 1.533, p<0.0001).

Conclusions:

  • A strong correlation exists between gout and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
  • Chronic hypoxia-induced hyperuricemia is a likely mechanism linking OSA to gout.
  • Further prospective studies are needed to confirm the strength of this association.