Objective To analyze the clinical characteristics of familial and sporadic gout in order to provide information for classification, treatment and prognosis of the disease.MethodsThe clinical and biochemical characteristics of 85 patients with familial gout and 300 with sporadic gout were compared and analyzed. ResultsThe onset age of familial gout was significantly younger than that of sporadic gout (t=3.94,P<0.01). The differences in age and gender constitute, duration of the first attack between the two g...