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Table 3 Comparison of the comorbidities and lifestyle factors

From: Kidney stone formers have more renal parenchymal crystals than non-stone formers, particularly in the papilla region

Parameter

Number of SFs (%)

Number of NSFs (%)

P-value*

Comorbidity

 Hypertension

15 (50.0)

14 (46.7)

0.7961

 Heart disease

4 (15.4)

3 (11.1)

0.6876

 Cerebrovascular disease

0 (0.0)

2 (6.7)

0.1503

 Diabetes

2 (6.7)

7 (23.3)

0.0706

Habituation

 Smoking

19 (63.3)

9 (30.0)

0.0097

 Drinking

11 (36.7)

6 (20.0)

0.1520

  1. SFs stone formers, NSFs non-stone formers
  2. The bold number indicates a statistically significant difference (*P < 0.05) by the chi-square test for a 2 × 2 table