Lack of evidence that nephrolithiasis increases the risk of sialolithiasis: A longitudinal follow-up study using a national sample cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The objective of this study was to evaluate the risk of sialolithiasis in nephrolithiasis patients.

Methods

Using data from the national cohort study from the Korean Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service, we selected 24,038 patients with nephrolithiasis. The control group consisted of 96,152 participants without nephrolithiasis who were matched 1:4 by age, sex, income, region of residence, diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidemia. The incidence of sialolithiasis in the two groups was compared, with a follow-up period of up to 12 years. The crude and adjusted hazard ratio (HR) of nephrolithiasis to sialolithiasis was analyzed with a Cox-proportional hazard regression model.

Results

The rates of sialolithiasis in the nephrolithiasis group and the cont

SUBMITTER: Choi HG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5919636 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature