Adults With High Calcium, Oxalate Urinary Levels May Have Greater Risk Of Developing Kidney Stones, Data Show

July 31, 2024

Healio (7/30, Carter) reports, “Adults with high calcium and oxalate urinary levels may have a greater risk for developing kidney stones, according to data.” Researchers came to this conclusion after analyzing “9,045 24-hour urine collections from 6,217 participants in the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study and Nurses’ Health Studies I and II,” focusing “on urine volume and pH, and concentrations of calcium, citrate, oxalate, potassium, magnesium, uric acid, phosphorus and sodium.” The findings were published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases.