Risk Factors for Gout Several risk factors promote a high uric acid level and gout attacks: Increasing age and being male Intake of high-purine foods, including red meat, fish and shellfish Alcoholic beverage intake, specifically beer and spirits Diseases Associated with Gout/High Uric Acid Along with gout, elevated blood levels of uric acid have been associated with other diseases: Hypertension Heart disease Heart failure Stroke Metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes Kidney stones or other kidney disease Diagnosis and Conventional Medical Treatments Blood tests can determine whether a patient is hyperuricemic (above 7 mg/dL in males and 6 mg/dL in females), but the most definitive feature in the diagnosis of gout is the identification of monosodium urate crystals in joint fluid or aspirates of tophi
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