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Table 6 Distribution of main types of stones according to age groups and gender

From: Morpho-constitutional analysis of urinary stones from patients with urolithiasis in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Sex

Types of stones

Age (years)

Overall

 < 19

20—39

40—59

 ≥ 60

Female

Oxalate calcium

Whewellite

1(50.0)

7(63.6)

15(75.0)

4(100.0)

27(73.0)

Weddellite

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

2(10.0)

0(0.0)

2(5.4)

Phosphates

Carbapatite

0(0.0)

4(36.4)

2(10.0)

0(0.0)

6(16.2)

Struvite

1(50.0)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

1(2.7)

Purines

Anhydrous uric acid

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

1(5.0)

0(0.0)

1(2.7)

All

2(100.0)

11(100.0)

20(100.0)

4(100.0)

37(100.0)

Male

Oxalate calcium

Whewellite

3(75.0)

21(77.8)

20(69.0)

20(57.1)

64(67.4)

Weddellite

0(0.0)

2(7.4)

1(3.4)

0(0.0)

3(3.2)

Phosphates

     

Carbapatite

0(0.0)

2(7.4)

0(0.0)

3(8.6)

5(5.3)

Struvite

0(0.0)

2(7.4)

2(6.9)

2(5.7)

6(6.3)

Purines

Anhydrous uric acid

1(25.0)

0(0.0)

5(17.2)

7(20.0)

13(13.7)

Urate ammonium

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

3(8.6)

3(3.2)

Cystine

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

1(3.4)

0(0.0)

1(1.1)

All

4(100.0)

27(100.0)

29(100.0)

35(100.0)

95(100.0)