The effect will be analysis of the effects of uric acid, body mass index, and waist circumference on kidney stones

Abstract

Background/Objectives: To investigate the impact o uric acid, body mass index (BMI), and waist circumference on the formation of Kidney stones.

Methods/Statistical analysis: We retrospectively analyzed 76 patients with kidney stones, who had abdominal ultrasonography between June 2021 and April 2022. We performed statistical and frequency analysis, t-test for independent variables, and multiple regression analysis. P-values less than 0.05 were considered statistically significant. Ver.18 (Chicago, Illinois, USA)

Findings:  As a result of analyzing the differences in uric acid and kidney stone size, BMI, and waist circumference according to gender, uric acid levels were higher in males (6.03 ± 1.69 mg/dL) compared with females (4.33 ± 1.26 mg/dL) (p < 0.05). Multiple regression analysis showed that BMI (p < 0.05) and uric acid (p < 0.05) affected the formation of kidney stones higher the BMI and the levels of uric acid, higher the incidence of kidney stones.

Improvements/Applications: If a large-scale prospective study is conducted, an accurate risk assessment of the relationship between uric acid levels, BMI, and the formation of kidney stones can be made.