Metabolic Syndrome and the Risk of Kidney Stones: a Large-scale Cohort Study from 487,860 UK Biobank participants

CONCLUSION: Metabolic syndrome is a significant and independent risk factor for the development of kidney stones. This association suggests that kidney stones may represent a systemic disorder influenced by the interplay of various metabolic risk factors.PMID:38701346 | DOI:10.1210/clinem/dgae295

Source: The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism - May 3, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Minghui Liu Meng Gao Jian Wu Zewu Zhu Jiao Hu Hequn Chen Zhiyong Chen Jinbo Chen Source Type: research