Epidemiological Study of Urinary Tract Stones in a Northern Italian City

Borghi, Loris; Ferretti, P. P.; Elia, Gabriella; Amato, F.; Melloni, Elsa; Trapassi, Maria Rita; Novarini, A

doi:10.1111/j.1464-410x.1990.tb14716.x

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“…The age-adjusted prevalence rates of male and female were 12.2 and 3.1%, respectively. In common with previous studies [1,10,12], the prevalence increased with increasing age, the lowest rate was in the age group of 20-30 years, and the peak was in the age group of 51-60 years.…”

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Epidemiological Studies on the Prevalence of Upper Urinary Calculi in Taiwan

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Introduction: A nationwide survey was conducted to investigate the prevalence of upper urinary calculi in Taiwan. Materials and Methods: A postal questionnaire was mailed to 27,758 people, 0.2% of the adults in Taiwan. Results: Of the 4,588 valid respondents, 440 had at least one episode of upper urinary calculus disease. The overall prevalence was 9.6% (14.5% in males and 4.3% in females). Men were more prone to nephrolithiasis than women (age-adjusted prevalence of 12.2% in men and 3.1% in women, p = 0). The ‘stone belt’ was localized in the Midwest region of Taiwan. A gender- and age-adjusted multivariate analysis revealed that alcohol consumption and family history of kidney stone were significant risk factors for stone occurrence. Compared with general population, the odds ratios for stone disease in inhabitants whose father, mother and both parents with stone history were 3.44 [95% confidence interval (CI), 2.33–5.07], 4.79 (95% CI, 2.85–8.07) and 10.40 (95% CI, 3.75–28.84), respectively. The subtropical temperature and gradually higher socioeconomic standards of living may contribute to the high prevalence. Inhabitants in the Midwest region have higher risk to develop stones. Conclusions: Further studies are needed to investigate the exact cause of these regional variations of stone prevalence. Nevertheless, the present study provides an additional piece of information on worldwide epidemiology of urolithiasis.

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Epidemiological Studies on the Prevalence of Upper Urinary Calculi in Taiwan

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“…In Italy in the mid 1980s, the prevalence of nephrolithiasis was estimated to be around 6% [1, 2], which is fairly similar to the rates observed in other European countries [3, 4, 5, 6]. …”

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“…The data displayed in this survey of stone prevalence in northern Italy are based on 1986 data which were partially reported in a previous article [1]and unpublished data from 1998. The target population for both surveys was Rosate, a village near Milan, Italy.…”

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Increase in the Prevalence of Symptomatic Upper Urinary Tract Stones during the Last Ten Years

Trinchieri¹,

Coppi²,

Montanari³

et al. 2000

European Urology

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“…We too noted that water compliance tended to be poor over time in a large percentage of relapsing stone subjects [24]. When we then proceeded to evaluate urine volume in patients suffering from their first lithiasis episode, and who had not, therefore, taken up the habit of drinking more, we observed that these patients, both male and female, tended to have lower urine volumes than control groups: in males 1,057 ± 238 vs. 1,401 ± 562 ml/day, in females 990 ± 230 vs. 1,239 ± 440 ml/day [25].…”

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Urine Volume: Stone Risk Factor and Preventive Measure

Borghi¹,

Meschi²,

Schianchi³

et al. 1998

Nephron

108

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Background: A high fluid intake is the oldest existing treatment for kidney stones, and, up until a few decades ago, it was the only preventive measure at the physician’s disposal for stone recurrences. Methods: Using the data available in literature and partly unpublished personal research, we examine the role of urine volume as a stone risk factor, its impact on calcium crystallization mechanisms and its real importance as a means of prevention. Results: To sum up, the most important findings are: (1) a low urine volume must be considered as a real risk factor, both as regards the onset of renal calculi and stone relapses; (2) an increase in urine volume induced by a high water intake produces favourable effects on the crystallization of calcium oxalate and does not reduce the activity of natural inhibitors; (3) a sufficiently high intake of water and probably other fluids such as coffee, tea, beer and wine has a preventive effect on nephrolithiasis and its recurrence, and (4) the role of fruit juice is still to be defined. Conclusions: A high intake of fluids, especially water, is still the most powerful and certainly the most economical means of prevention of nephrolithiasis, and it is often not used to advantage by stone formers.

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Epidemiological Study of Urinary Tract Stones in a Northern Italian City

Cited by 51 publications

References 10 publications

Epidemiological Studies on the Prevalence of Upper Urinary Calculi in Taiwan

Epidemiological Studies on the Prevalence of Upper Urinary Calculi in Taiwan

Increase in the Prevalence of Symptomatic Upper Urinary Tract Stones during the Last Ten Years

Urine Volume: Stone Risk Factor and Preventive Measure

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