High dietary calcium to phosphorus ratio is associated with high prevalence of kidney stone.

ABSTRACT: Kidney stones formation is a multifactorial condition and influenced, in some degree, by dietary habits. Authoritative clinical guidelines published nutritional recommendations for individuals prone to kidney stone formation. The association between dietary intake calcium to phosphorus (Ca/P) ratios and the prevalence of kidney stones is not well-established in extensive epidemiological studies. Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2017 to 2018 database were utilized in this study. A total of 3 149 participants with a history of kidney stones were enrolled in the present analysis. The participants were categorized into 4 groups based on their dietary Ca/P ratio, divided by quartiles, with quartile 1 representing the lowest ratio and quartile 4 indicating the highe

SUBMITTER: Zhang W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11651432 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature