Table 2 Relative index of inequality (RII) and slope index of inequality (SII) in all-cause and cause-specific mortality among participants with gout, by sex and age

All-cause

1.29 (1.16, 1.44)

1411 (808, 2014)

1.34 (1.14, 1.57)

2052 (920, 3183)

1.53 (1.28, 1.84)

941 (579, 1304)

1.23 (1.11, 1.36)

2607 (1275, 3939)

1.29 (1.18, 1.41)

1547 (1001, 2092)

Infectious (A00-B99)

0.97 (0.50, 1.88)

−4 (−98, 90)

1.43 (0.58, 3.52)

83 (− 119, 285)

2.24 (0.51, 9.87)

28 (−18, 73)

1.02 (0.59, 1.79)

5 (−221, 233)

1.14 (0.67, 1.95)

23 (− 63, 108)

Neoplasms (C00-D48)

1.15 (0.91, 1.45)

169 (−94, 431)

1.36 (0.91, 2.04)

362 (−98, 823)

1.53 (1.09, 2.15)

289 (86, 493)

1.03 (0.81, 1.32)

68 (− 453, 589)

1.18 (0.97, 1.45)

196 (−36, 429)

Blood & endocrine (D50-D89; E00-E90)

1.27 (0.76, 2.15)

55 (−59, 169)

2.85 (1.23, 6.59)

348 (77, 619)

2.28 (1.02, 5.14)

92 (7, 177)

1.49 (0.90, 2.46)

212 (−49, 472)

1.65 (1.07, 2.55)

132 (26, 238)

Mental & nervous (F00-F99; G00-G99)

1.03 (0.59, 1.80)

3 (− 115, 121)

0.76 (0.38, 1.49)

−108 (− 355, 139)

0.86 (0.32, 2.27)

−8 (−63, 47)

0.92 (0.57, 1.50)

−43 (− 329, 243)

0.89 (0.58, 1.38)

−22 (− 137, 94)

Cardiovascular (I00-I99)

1.44 (1.24, 1.69)

993 (590, 1396)

1.32 (1.05, 1.66)

959 (143, 1776)

1.57 (1.18, 2.08)

407 (160, 654)

1.36 (1.18, 1.56)

1984 (1037, 2931)

1.40 (1.24, 1.60)

990 (611, 1369)

Respiratory (J00-J99)

1.43 (0.91, 2.25)

118 (−30, 265)

1.25 (0.69, 2.27)

119 (− 181, 419)

1.85 (0.85, 4.04)

73 (−7, 154)

1.25 (0.85, 1.84)

193 (− 150, 535)

1.31 (0.92, 1.88)

112 (−19, 243)

Digestive (K00-K93)

1.02 (0.58, 1.77)

7 (−112, 126)

1.28 (0.57, 2.84)

58 (− 146, 262)

1.42 (0.59, 3.44)

35 (−51, 122)

0.91 (0.53, 1.56)

−39 (− 270, 192)

1.04 (0.66, 1.65)

12 (−90, 113)

Genitourinary (N00-N99)

2.11 (1.07, 4.16)

109 (20, 198)

1.05 (0.42, 2.63)

3 (− 207, 213)

4.5 (0.97, 21.25)

54 (2, 106)

1.29 (0.72, 2.28)

99 (−126, 324)

1.56 (0.90, 2.71)

77 (−11, 165)

Other causes

0.92 (0.62, 1.38)

−38 (− 185, 110)

1.64 (0.87, 3.08)

227 (−64, 517)

0.83 (0.42, 1.63)

−29 (−137, 78)

1.18 (0.80, 1.76)

129 (− 188, 446.5)

1.08 (0.78, 1.51)

27 (−109, 163)