Association between life's crucial 9 and kidney stones: a population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study examined the association between the Life's Crucial 9 (LC9) score and kidney stone prevalence in U.S. adults.

Methods

Using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) spanning 2007 to 2014, this cross-sectional analysis focused on adult participants with kidney stone onset or recurrence. LC9 scores were divided into four quartiles for analysis. Weighted multivariable logistic regression, restricted cubic spline (RCS) modeling, threshold effect analysis, and subgroup analyses were employed to evaluate the relationship between LC9 scores and kidney stone prevalence.

Results

The study included 24,669 participants with an average age of 46.05 ± 0.34 years and a mean LC9 score of 73.76 ± 0.25. The overall prevalence of kidney

SUBMITTER: Li XR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11922861 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature