Epidemiology
Gout affects around 1–2% of people in the Western world at some point in their lifetimes and is becoming more common. Some 5.8 million people were affected in 2013. Rates of gout approximately doubled between 1990 and 2010. This rise is believed to be due to increasing life expectancy, changes in diet and an increase in diseases associated with gout, such as metabolic syndrome and high blood pressure. Factors that influence rates of gout include age, race, and the season of the year. In men over 30 and women over 50, rates are 2%.In the United States, gout is twice as likely in males of African descent than those of European descent. Rates are high among Pacific Islanders and the Māori, but the disease is rare in aboriginal Australians, despite a higher mean uric acid serum concentration in the latter group. It has become common in China, Polynesia, and urban Sub-Saharan Africa. Some studies found that attacks of gout occur more frequently in the spring. This has been attributed to seasonal changes in diet, alcohol consumption, physical activity, and temperature. History
The term  "gout" was initially used by Randolphus of Bocking, around 1200 AD. It is derived from the Latin word gutta, meaning "a drop" (of liquid). According to the Oxford English Dictionary, this is derived from humorism and "the notion of the dropping of a morbid material from the blood in and around the joints".Gout has been known since antiquity.
Extremities may refer to:

Anatomy
The distal limb (forearm or lower leg) of a tetrapod animal, more specifically its distalmost portion, including:
Hand, a prehensile, multi-digited organ at the distal end of upper limb (arm) of bipedal primates (especially humans) that is highly adapted for grasping and fine manipulation of objects
Foot, the terminal portion of a quadruped tetrapods limb that mainly bears weight and allows terrestrial locomotion. In toe-walking ungulates, the term typically refers to the hoofed portion of the foot. Paw, a furry, padded foot with claws, common in many quadruped animals
Appendage, any external body part that protrudes outwards from an organisms core, such as a limb, tail, ear, nose, horn/antler, external genitalia, antenna, tusk/mouthpart or raptorial

Other
Extremities (play), a 1982 play by William Mastrosimone
Extremities (film), a 1986 film based on the play

See also
Extreme (disambiguation)