Abstract Background/Objectives Although obesity is considered an independent risk factor of
nephrolithiasis, little is known about the effect of obesity on nephrolithiasis according to …

Previous studies have suggested that kidney stone formers are associated with a higher risk
of cardiovascular events. To our knowledge, there have been no previous examinations of …

In the past two decades, major breakthroughs that improve our understanding of the
pathophysiology and therapy of kidney stones (KS) have been lacking. The disease …

The prevalence of obesity is rising and places this cohort at risk for developing kidney
stones. Some of the pathophysiologic responses that link obesity and kidney stone formation …

Purpose: Urinary stone disease (USD) has been associated with an increased risk of
chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage renal disease in Western populations …

Background Kidney stone disease (KSD) has been reported to be associated with several
cardiovascular diseases. However, the causality between the conditions remains unknown …

Background There is some evidence to suggest that there may be a link between body mass
index (BMI) and the development of kidney stones, it remains unclear whether weight …

Main outcome measures Anthropometry, blood pressure, biochemistry and history of kidney
stone disease were evaluated at the baseline examination in 1987. Occurrence of kidney …

Previous studies have proposed an association between osteoporosis and renal stones.
The current analyses intended to investigate the bidirectional relationship between …

If nephrolithiasis (NL) promotes progression to end stage renal disease (ESRD), requiring
renal replacement therapy, one might expect a higher prevalence of pre-ESRD stones …