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Association Between Serum Biochemical Parameters and Kidney Stone Disease: An Exploratory Analysis of the 2017-2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)

Key takeaways

Researchers used data from a large US health survey (NHANES, 2017 to 2018) to see which blood test results line up with kidney stones. It is an exploratory study, meaning it looked for patterns without testing a set idea ahead of time. It shows links, not proof that any blood level causes stones. No abstract was available, so we could not check the numbers.

Who did this work

Abutalib A (College of Medicine and Surgery, Taibah University, Medina, SAU) · Alnazari M (Department of Specialized Surgery, Taibah University, Medina, SAU) · Elyas A (College of Medicine and Surgery, Taibah University, Medina, SAU) · Alhejaili R (College of Medicine and Surgery, Taibah University, Medina, SAU) · Fallatah A (College of Medicine and Surgery, Taibah University, Medina, SAU) · Alrehaili M (Department of Clinical Nutrition, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taibah University, Medina, SAU) · Alharbi S (Department of Clinical Nutrition, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taibah University, Medina, SAU) · Aljohani A (Department of Clinical Nutrition, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taibah University, Medina, SAU) · Kondarji Z (College of Medicine and Surgery, Taibah University, Medina, SAU) · Mujlid M (College of Medicine and Surgery, Taibah University, Medina, SAU)

Source

Paper · Europe PMC, CKD · 2026-09-17
https://europepmc.org/article/PMC/PMC13578676