Abstract: Objective Analyse the clinical characteristic of gout outpatients from Peking Union Medical College Hospital. Methods Questionnaire survey and clinical analysis was conducted to collect and analyse 358 gout outpatients’ clinical data and feature. Results The proportions of males and females were 97.8% and 2.2% respectively. Among the 358 patients with the average duration of (100.1±76.7) months and mean serum uric acid level of (601.49±11.16) umol/L, multi-joints affected patients accounted for 79%. Tophus was found in 77(21.5%) paitents, and tophus affected hands, metatarsophalangeal joints and auricle. 71.5% had coexistence of basic diseases. Conclusion Young and middle-aged patients are in the majority. Most patients have multi-joins affected with a high rate of underlying disorder coexisting. Clinical presentation is diversified and complicated.

Key words: gout, hyperuricemia, diet, trigger factor