Aging-related joint disorder increasingly affects people under 40, study finds

Key Highlights

• The condition, which is a type of inflammatory arthritis, steadily increased in people aged 15 to 39 between 1990 and 2021, researchers in China announced. Although rates vary largely between countries, the total number of young people with the condition is expected to continue rising through 2035.
• WEIGHT LOSS DRUGS COULD ADD YEARS TO AMERICANS' LIVES, RESEARCHERS PROJECT The study, published in the journal Joint Bone Spine, investigated 2021 data from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD), spanning 204 countries within the 30-year timeframe.
• The data measured gout prevalence, incidence and years lived with disability, tracking global trends over time.
• The results showed a global increase across all three outcomes.
• Gout is expected to continue rising in young people through 2035.