Evaluation of health behaviours in patients with kidney stones in Sari/Iran

Abstract

Renal stone formation is a common and important problem in urinary tract and the prevalence of the disease is especially rising in recent years due to changing the lifestyle and diet. The aim of this study was to evaluate the health behaviours of patients with kidney stones.This cross‐sectional study was performed on 190 patients with kidney stones who referred to the outpatient department of Hospitals or extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy clinics in Sari/Iran, during 6 months period in 2009. The people were divided into two safe health behaviours and unsafe health behaviours groups, based on the obtained scores from their health behaviours. Data were analysed using SPSS software and descriptive statistics tests.The mean age of the patients with kidney stones was 39 years. A 51·3% of subjects had positive family history of the disease. A 49·5% of subjects did not have exercise and 38·9% had less than half an hour physical activity per day. There was a significant relationship between the type of kidney stone and type of consumed water, tea, raw vegetables, milk and meat (P < 0·005). There was a significant relationship between family history of disease and exercise and daily activity level as well as the type and amount of water consumption (P < 0·005).Health behaviours can control and prevent the disease progression and influence on recurrence of the disease. Evaluation of health behaviours leading to formation of urinary tract stones in different geographical areas of our country seems to be necessary.

Risk factors of kidney stone disease: a cross-sectional study in the southeast of Iran

“…Risk factors related to kidney stones are different among different population groups and environmental factors have a key role in their pathogenesis [5]. Research on urological patients has shown that the incidence of kidney stones can be associated with sex, race, geographic region, occupation, hot climate, positive family history, unhealthy diet (excessive intake of caffeine, salt, dairy products, animal proteins and fat) [6], smoking, alcohol consumption, physical activity, obesity, low fluid intake, dehydration [2] socioeconomic status, education [5], water quality [7], high intake of vitamins D and C [8], genetic background [9] and comorbid metabolic disorders (diabetes mellitus, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, and cardiovascular disease) [1].…”

“…Epidemiological evaluation of the issue, particularly assessment of the related risk factors, may result in finding appropriate approaches that reduce the risk of the development of kidney stones. Also, previous studies have shown that interventions in nutrition and water composition can prevent the occurrence of kidney stones [6,12]. In some studies, contradictory results have been obtained about the risk factors associated with the formation of kidney stone [1,2,[5][6][7][8], and additional studies should be performed to resolve the existing ambiguities.…”

“…Also, previous studies have shown that interventions in nutrition and water composition can prevent the occurrence of kidney stones [6,12]. In some studies, contradictory results have been obtained about the risk factors associated with the formation of kidney stone [1,2,[5][6][7][8], and additional studies should be performed to resolve the existing ambiguities. On the other hand, limited studies in Iran have reported demographic factors affecting the kidney stones and the prevalence of kidney stones among probabilistic samples in a population-based study.…”

Association of kidney stone disease with dietary factors: a review

“…Not only this, other studies which are conducted in two different countries also supported the association of carbohydrate-rich food with kidney stone disease, they reported that kidney stone disease had a strong significant correlation with higher intake of cereals, grains, and caffeine (Amin et al 2017;Ryu et al 2017). Coming to the prevention of kidney stone formation, increase intake of fruits and vegetables lower the risk of kidney stone (Meschi et al 2004;Salmeh et al 2012;Yasui et al 2013;Mandel et al 2013) whereas green leafy vegetables which have higher amount of oxalate contains are also risk factors for the formation of kidney stone, consumption of leafy vegetables that contain high oxalate, more than three times per day also resulted in the formation of kidney stones in both men and women (Dai et al 2013). Less physical activity is also one of the major risk factors for the formation of kidney stone disease.…”

Kidney stones and dietary intake in adults: a population-based study in southwest Iran

“…Given the high risk of kidney stone recurrence and the costs of the disease on the healthcare system and society, understanding the risk factors, including nutritional factors, is crucial for the design of prevention and treatment strategies. However, conflicting results have been obtained regarding the factors associated with kidney stone formation [ 1 – 3 , 7 , 13 , 14 ]. Furthermore, there have been few studies in Iran that have examined the nutritional factors influencing kidney stones among adults in the context of a population-based study.…”