Shenzhenresidentsarethreetimesmorelikelytogetgoutthanpeopleinotherpartsofthecountry,withmenmakingup90percentofpatients,accordingtoShenzhenTraditionalChineseMedicine(TCM)Hospital.
Mostnewpatientsaremiddle-aged,but28percentareyouths.
AccordingtoDr.ZhangJianyong,arheumatismdoctorfromtheTCMhospital,arthritiscaneasilyleadtophysicaldisabilitywithoutproperandprompttreatment.Approximately40percentofallthepatientstreatedforrheumatismsufferedfromgout.
Zhangalsosaidmoreandmoreyoungpeoplearebe