Does quality of drinking water matter in kidney stone disease: A study in West Bengal, India.

ABSTRACT: Purpose:The combined interaction of epidemiology, environmental exposure, dietary habits, and genetic factors causes kidney stone disease (KSD), a common public health problem worldwide. Because a high water intake (>3 L daily) is widely recommended by physicians to prevent KSD, the present study evaluated whether the quantity of water that people consume daily is associated with KSD and whether the quality of drinking water has any effect on disease prevalence. Materials and Methods:Information regarding residential address, daily volume of water consumption, and source of drinking water was collected from 1,266 patients with kidney stones in West Bengal, India. Drinking water was collected by use of proper methods from case (high stone prevalence) and control (zero stone prevalence) area

SUBMITTER: Mitra P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5934277 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature