Epidemiological Studies on Urinary Stone Disease in Men in Leeds

Zusammenfassung

The prevalence of urinary stone disease varies widely between different parts of the world, being as low as 0.5%–1% in some Third World countries and as high as 10%–15% in Scandinavia, Australasia and North America (1,2). Within the United Kingdom studies during the last 10 years have suggested that the prevalence in the total male population ranges from 1.3% to 3.1% (3–6). The prevalence in women is generally about a third to a half of that in males. Most of these figures, however, are derived from family doctor records and may not be an accurate measure of the rates in the population as a whole. The objects of this study are: (a) to establish the prevalence in Leeds of stone disease in the adult male population, that being the section of the population amongst whom the disease is most commonly reported; and (b) to determine the interrelationships between stone disease and various environmental and epidemiological factors said to be associated with the disorder.