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Background Kidney stones and their risk factors aggregate in families, yet few studies have estimated the heritability of known risk factors. Objective Estimate the heritability of dietary risk factors for kidney stones. Methods Dietary intakes were assessed using the Viocare Food Frequency Questionnaire in sibships enrolled in the Rochester, MN cohort of the Genetic Epidemiology Network of Arteriopathy...
Background Demographics influence kidney stone risk and the type of stone that is more likely to form. Common kidney stone risk factors include having a low urine volume and a high urine concentration. The goal of the current study was to evaluate the effect of demographics on urinary concentration and osmole excretion. Methods Twenty-four-hour urine samples were collected from non-Hispanic white...
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