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Table 6 Analysis of aortic calcification grades

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

 

Group

Grade 0, n (%)

Grade 1, n (%)

Grade 2, n (%)

Grade 3, n (%)

P-value*

Total

SFs

6 (20.0)

13 (43.3)

6 (20.0)

5 (16.7)

0.3032

NSFs

11 (36.7)

10 (33.3)

4 (13.3)

5 (16.7)

 

Men

SFs

5 (20.0)

11 (44.0)

5 (20.0)

4 (16.0)

0.4672

NSFs

8 (32.0)

10 (40.0)

2 (8.0)

5 (20.0)

 

Women

SFs

1 (20.0)

2 (40.0)

1 (20.0)

1 (20.0)

0.3808

NSFs

3 (60.0)

0 (0.0)

2 (40.0)

0 (0.0)

 
  1. SFs stone formers, NSFs non-stone formers
  2. *P < 0.05 indicates a statistically significant difference by the Mann–Whitney U-test