Being the most common inflammatory arthritis, gout is highly associated to several comorbidities that have important consequences on patient�s prognosis and are related to a frequent premature mortality. The study aimed to analyse the type and frequency of gouty arthritis related comorbidities, by testing for correlations between plasma level of uric acid and a series of clinical features and laboratory markers associated with inflammatory status, metabolic abdormalities and systemic

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... ns. After analysing the results, we noticed the presence of comorbidities in signficant percentages, directly correlated to serum uric acid levels. Our observations underline the necesity of a complex evaluation, in order to reveal even subclinical associated pathologies and prevent possible events, with an input on patients� prognosis.