Does chronic hyperglycaemia increase the risk of kidney stone disease? results from a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Design

Systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies was performed using Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines for studies reporting on diabetes mellitus (DM) or metabolic syndrome (MetS) and kidney stone disease (KSD).

Objective

To examine the association between chronic hyperglycaemia, in the form of DM and impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) in the context of MetS and KSD.

Setting

Population-based observational studies. Databases searched: Ovid MEDLINE without revisions (1996 to June 2018), Cochrane Library (2018), CINAHL (1990 to June 2018), ClinicalTrials.gov, Google Scholar and individual journals including the Journal of Urology, European Urology and Kidney International.

Participants

Patients with and

SUBMITTER: Geraghty R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7044910 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature