Dietary habits in women with recurrent idiopathic calcium nephrolithiasis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nutrition has been widely recognized to influence the risk of kidney stone formation. Therefore the aim of our study was to assess: a) whether usual diet of women with idiopathic calcium nephrolithiasis (ICN) living in Parma (Northern-Italy) is different compared to healthy controls, b) how their diet differs from Italian National guidelines and c) whether it is related to nephrolithiasis clinical course.

Methods

143 women with recurrent ICN (mean age 43 ± 13 ys) and 170 healthy women (mean age 42 ± 11 ys) were enrolled. All women completed a food frequency questionnaire for the last 60-days and a 3-day dietary diary analysed with a dedicated software.

Results

Stone formers showed a higher consumption of sausages, ham, meat and sweets than healthy controls

SUBMITTER: Meschi T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3337252 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature