Authors: Nicole Stankus Mary Hammes Daniel Gillen Elaine Worcester
Publish Date: 2007/02/20
Volume: 35, Issue: 2, Pages: 83-87
Abstract
If nephrolithiasis NL promotes progression to end stage renal disease ESRD requiring renal replacement therapy one might expect a higher prevalence of preESRD stones among ESRD versus nonESRD subjects We compared the prevalence of preESRD stones in an AfricanAmerican AA hemodialysis HD population to the estimated stone prevalence in a nationally representative cohort of AA persons as obtained by the Third National Health and Nutrition Survey NHANES III Facetoface questionnaires were administered to a sample of 300 AA HD patients undergoing dialysis therapy at the University of Chicago to determine preESRD NL prevalence All data on preESRD stone prevalence was confirmed by documented medical history radiology and laboratory findings where available Prevalence of preESRD NL in AA HD patients was 83 versus 28 in the age race and sex adjusted NHANES III population P 0001 After adjustment for age and sex it was estimated that the prevalence of preESRD kidney stones among AA HD patients is significantly higher than the prevalence of kidney stones found in the general AA population
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