title: Epidemiological study of urinary tract stones in a northern Italian city.
abstract: An epidemiological study of stone disease in a Northern Italian city was carried out by means of a postal questionnaire mailed to 6000 individuals (2.5% of the entire population). It was found that the incidence of stone disease was comparable to that of industrialised Western Europe. There was a relationship between stone disease and gout and stone disease and a positive family history. The frequency of uric acid stones was high (26.5%). Stone-formers showed no alimentary differences from non-stone formers apart from the use of spices and herbs. Stone-formers used less water from public aqueducts and more uncarbonated mineral water, but only 19% of these drank at least 2 litres a day.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Symptomatology, University of Parma, Italy.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Borghi
authors.forename: P P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Ferretti
authors.forename: G F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Elia
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Amato
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Melloni
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Trapassi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Novarini
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002129:Calcium Oxalate / Q000032:analysis; D003085:Colic / Q000453:epidemiology; D004032:Diet; D004326:Drinking; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005260:Female; D006073:Gout / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D008875:Middle Aged; D014527:Uric Acid / Q000032:analysis; D014545:Urinary Calculi / Q000032:analysis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D002129:Calcium Oxalate; D014527:Uric Acid