Obesity Paradox in Recurrent Attacks of Gout in Observational Studies: Clarification and Remedy

Obesity is strongly associated with incident gout risk, but its association with the risk of recurrent gout attacks has been null or weak, constituting an obesity paradox. We sought to demonstrate and overcome the methodologic issues associated with the obesity paradox for risk of recurrent gout attacks.

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