：Objective To analyze the application efficacy of health education in the high-risk population with gout. Methods 〓Totally 300 high-risk people with gout were selected, and randomly divided into intervention group(n=150)and control group(n=150). The intervention group was given health education, while the control group was not given. The changes of body mass index(BMI)and levels of uric acid(UA), cholesterol and triglyceride were compared between two groups before and 12 months after intervention. Results 〓Twelve months after intervention, the cholesterol levels in two groups and UA level in intervention group went down, whereas the UA level in control group went up obviously(P0.05); The UA level in intervention group was significantly lower than that in control group(P0.05). Conclusion 〓Regular health education can help the high-risk population with gout to have a good health behavior and life style, and improve their cognition on the gout, consequently leading to the decrease of UA level.
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