Table 2 General characteristics of the study population by sites of stones
Variables | Over all n = 132 (%) | Upper tract n = 82 (%) | Lower tract n = 50 (%) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 48.1 ± 17.1 | 45.1 ± 14.3 | 53.1 ± 20.1 | < 0.001 |
≤ 19 years | 6(4.5) | 1(1.2) | 5(10.0) | |
20–39 years | 38(28.8) | 32(39.0) | 6(12.0) | |
40–59 years | 49(37.1) | 36(43.9) | 13(26.0) | |
≥ 60 years | 39(29.5) | 13(15.9) | 26(52.0) | |
Sex | < 0.001 | |||
Female | 37(28.0) | 34(41.5) | 3(6.0) | |
Male | 95(72.0) | 48(58.5) | 47(94.0) | |
BMI | 0.852 | |||
Normal | 28(43.8) | 17(41.5) | 11(47.8) | |
Overweight | 28(43.8) | 19(46.3) | 9(39.1) | |
Obesity | 8(12.5) | 5(12.2) | 3(13.0) | |
Treatment modalities | 0.150 | |||
Open surgery | 117(88.6) | 69(84.1) | 48(96.0) | |
Endoscopy | 5(3.8) | 5(6.1) | 0(0.0) | |
Spontaneous | 10(7.6) | 8(9.8) | 2(4.0) |