Is Your Lifestyle Putting You at Risk for Gout?
8. Risk Factor: Age and Sex
Gout is more likely to occur in biological males, mainly because males have naturally higher uric acid levels than females until menopause when female uric acid levels begin to equal male.
Because of this, males are more likely to develop gout at a younger age, usually between 30 and 50, while females generally do not develop gout until after menopause.
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