Yang X Y, Tang F L, Yin P D
Department of Internal Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou.
Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi. 1996 Feb;17(1):10-2.
We analyzed data gathered from 21 hospitals in our country from 1979 to 1993 on the total number of hospitalized patients with the number of gout patients. Results showed that the proportion of hospitalized gout patients in 21 hospitals has increased sharply during the past 15 years (Chi2 = 823.4, P < 0.001). The constituent ratio of hospitalized gout patients in 13 hospitals in southern China increased abruptly (Chi2 = 650.9, P < 0.001); while the constituent ratio in 8 hospitals in northern China increased to a lesser extent (Chi2 = 188.1, P < 0.001). A significant difference was noticed between southern and northern China (Chi2 = 45.8, P < 0.001). During the past 15 years, the proportion of hospitalized gout patients has been increasing rapidly, with greater extent in the south. This is probably related to the economic development which improves the standard of living and to the changes of food structure.
我们分析了我国21家医院在1979年至1993年期间收集的关于住院患者总数及痛风患者数量的数据。结果显示，在过去15年里，21家医院中痛风住院患者的比例急剧上升（卡方检验值=823.4，P<0.001）。中国南方13家医院中痛风住院患者的构成比急剧上升（卡方检验值=650.9，P<0.001）；而中国北方8家医院的构成比上升幅度较小（卡方检验值=188.1，P<0.001）。中国南方和北方之间存在显著差异（卡方检验值=45.8，P<0.001）。在过去15年里，痛风住院患者的比例一直在迅速上升，南方上升幅度更大。这可能与经济发展提高了生活水平以及食物结构的变化有关。
