Gout is not a very common disease and it does not affect anyone. However, there are some factors of risk when it comes to gout.

Here are some of the most important risk factors in gout cases: Genetics - studies have shown that almost one of four people who suffer from gout have family history of this medical condition; this is to say that more than fifteen percent of all gout patients, have gout in their family history;

Age - age is another risk factor associated with got; gout is mostly seen in men who have reached middle age; the peak point of gout is the age of forty; gout is mostly linked with high pressure of blood, obesity, high cholesterol levels and use of alcohol; if older people are affected by gout, then gender does not count; both older men and women can be affected by gout; children are not affected by gout;

Gender - gender is another risk factor in gout cases, unfortunately one that we have no control over; men are more at risk of developing gout than women are; men who are over twenty years old can develop gout; however, studies have shown that most men had their first gout attack somewhere between the age of thirty five to forty; there are no known case of men who have suffered from a gout attack in their twenties.

If you thought that men are the only one who can suffer form gout, then you were wrong; even if this disease is mostly found in men, women can also suffer from gout. After menopause, the level of uric acid rises in women and they can develop gout; however, women mostly have their first gout symptoms around the age of fifty, whereas men can develop them as early as in their thirty' s;

Alcohol - another risk factor when it comes to gout is alcohol, mostly the abuse of alcohol; alcohol increases the uric acid level that is responsible for gout; alcohol abuse is mostly related with younger gout patients;

Obesity - obesity is also a friend of gout; your body weight and the levels of uric acid are highly linked together; obesity is mostly a gout risk factor in men and less in women; if a child is obese then the risk of developing gout when he grows up is increased;

These are some of the most important factors of risk in gout cases. There are also some other factors, but they are less common.

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