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Gout may lessen Alzheimer risk
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Risk of Parkinson disease following gout: A population-based retrospective cohort study in Taiwan
Researchers used Taiwan’s National Health Insurance Research Database to evaluate the risk of Parkinson disease (PD) in patients suffering from gout. They analyzed data from patients newly diagnosed with gout between January 1, 2000 and December 1, 2000. They performed comparison with a cohort of patients without gout, matched for gender and age. The gout cohort vs the control cohort had no significantly higher hazard ratio for PD, even following adjustment for age, urbanization, monthly income, gender, and comorbidities. There were no gender differences in the gout–PD link. Overall, in the Taiwanese population, it was evident that gout did not confer protection against the risk of PD.
Read the full article on BMC Neurology.
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