Open AccessObesity, Weight Gain, and the Risk of Kidney Stones
Author(s) -
Eric N. Taylor
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
jama
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688
H-Index - 680
eISSN - 1538-3598
pISSN - 0098-7484
DOI - 10.1001/jama.293.4.455
Subject(s) - medicine , kidney stones , body mass index , obesity , waist , uric acid , weight gain , relative risk , confidence interval , prospective cohort study , incidence (geometry) , surgery , body weight , physics , optics
Larger body size may result in increased urinary excretion of calcium, oxalate, and uric acid, thereby increasing the risk for calcium-containing kidney stones. It is unclear if obesity increases the risk of stone formation, and it is not known if weight gain influences risk.
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