Review Article
Prevention of Calcium Nephrolithiasis: The Influence of Diuresis on Calcium Oxalate Crystallization in Urine
Table 1
Afflux of important components for stone formation in urine of stone formers and healthy controls.
| Reference | Participants | Volume | Na | Ca | Ox |
| | Number | L/d | mM/d | mM/d | mM/d |
| Stone formers |
| [39] | 60 | 1.73 | 193 | 8.15 | 0.23 |
| [38] | 86 | 1.952 | 170 | 6.3 | 0.37 |
| [4] | 99 | 1.068 | 158 | 6.1 | 0.32 |
| [4] | 100 | 1.008 | 162 | 6.65 | 0.32 |
| Mean | | 1.439 | 171 | 6.8 | 0.31 |
| Recurrent stone formers |
| [15] | 6 | 1.43 | 159 | 9.05 | 0.55 |
| Healthy controls |
| [39] | 60 | 1.56 | 172 | 5.96 | 0.22 |
| [38] | 36 | 1.868 | 155 | 4.86 | 0.31 |
| Mean | | 1.714 | 163 | 5.41 | 0.27 |
| | | ml/h | mM/h | μM/h | μM/h |
| Stone formers after dietary Ox load |
| [40] | 11 | 50 | 6.71 | 121 | 51 |
| Healthy controls after dietary Ox load |
| [40] | 10 | 51 | 6.42 | 113 | 48 |
| [41] | 6 | | | 215 | 32 |
| Mean | | 51 | 6.42 | 164 | 40 |
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