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Table 4 Characteristics of stones among patients with UUC stratified by HBsAg status

From: Chronic hepatitis B virus infection increases the risk of upper urinary calculi

 

Patients with UUC

OR (95% CI)

P value

HBsAg-positive

(n = 41)

HBsAg-negative

(n = 473)

Number of stones, n (%)

  

1.029 (0.541–1.957)

0.930

 1

18 (43.9)

211 (44.6)

  

 ≥ 2

23 (56.1)

262 (55.4)

  

Side of stones, n (%)

  

1.267 (0.652–2.462)

0.739

 Unilateral

26 (63.4)

325 (68.7)

  

 Bilateral

15 (36.6)

148 (31.3)

  

 Staghorn stone, n (%)

8 (19.5)

40 (8.5)

2.624 (1.136- 6.064)

0.043

 History of UUC, n (%)

12 (29.2)

132 (27.9)

1.069 (0.530–2.157)

0.852

  1. HBsAg, hepatitis B surface antigen; UUC, upper urinary calculi; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval. Data are shown as the number (proportion)