title: Racial influence in renal stone disease: a Saskatchewan story.
abstract: Data was obtained from two separate governement sources in an effort to review the prevalence of kidney stone disease in the province of Saskatchewan for the years 1983-1988 inclusive. The data revealed a statistally significant difference in prevalence rate among different ethnic groups within the population. Aboriginal people were found to have a prevalence rate approximately one-third that of the nonaboriginal (non-native) population. A renal stone episode prevalence of 0.858 per 1000 population compared to 0.222 per 1000 population in aboriginal people (p.<.001). The reasons for this difference could not be retrospectively associated with geographical variation. A discussion of other possible causes in association is offered, but it is felt that, in the end, more research into this area is required.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pylypchuk
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Unger
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wiser
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: O'Reilly
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Weckworth