From: Multi-site microbiota alteration is a hallmark of kidney stone formation
Metric | Â | Healthy controls | Stone patients | P value |
---|---|---|---|---|
No. enrolled | Â | 30 | 83 | Â |
Sex | Â | n (%) | n (%) | Â |
 | Female | 11 (37) | 32 (39) |  |
 | Male | 19 (63) | 51 (61) | 0.99a |
Age | Â | M (SD) | M (SD) | Â |
 |  | 55 (11.1) | 58 (11.5) | 0.28b |
BMI | Â | M (SD) | M (SD) | Â |
 |  | 27.6 (4.6) | 30.2 (7.0) | 0.08c |
Other health features | n (%) | n (%) | Â | |
History of stones | 0 (0) | 70 (84) | <0.0001a | |
History of UTI | Â | 9 (30) | 43 (52) | 0.05a |
Smoking status | Â | Â | Â | |
 | Current smoker | 0 (0) | 12 (14) |  |
 | Non-smoker | 30 (100) | 71 (86) | 0.03a |
Comorbidities | Cardiac | 3 (10) | 8 (10) | 0.99a |
 | Hypertension | 8 (27) | 32 (39) | 0.37a |
 | Diabetes | 3 (10) | 12 (14) | 0.75a |
 | Hypothyroidism | 3 (10) | 9 (11) | 0.99a |
Years since antibiotic use | M (SD) | M (SD) | Â | |
 |  | 5.53 (5.8) | 3.4 (4.0) | 0.004c |
Stone removal procedure | Â | n (%) | Â | |
 | PCNL |  | 40 (48) |  |
 | Ureteroscopy |  | 43 (52) |  |
Major stone component | Â | Â | Â | |
 | Calcium oxalate |  | 40 (77) |  |
 | Calcium phosphate | 1 (2) |  | |
 | Uric acid |  | 7 (13) |  |
 | Struvite |  | 3 (6) |  |
 | Cystine |  | 1(2) |  |
 | Unknown (not tested) | 31 |  |