Research Article

Nephrolithiasis and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Case-Control Study Evaluating Testosterone and Urinary Stone Metabolic Panels

Table 1

Bivariate analysis using PCOS status within case-control cohort.

PCOS (n = 74)No PCOS (n = 222) valueN

Mean ± SD age (range)35.9 ± 11.8(13–73)36.0 ± 11.7(13–73)0.989296
Mean ± SD kg/m2 BMI (range)31.2 ± 7.4(17.9–54.5)31.0 ± 7.3(18.6–55.0)0.865296
Mean ± SD 24 hr urine panel (range):
 Calcium (mg/day)211.2 ± 128.3(35.5–913.6)214.7 ± 119.7(16.7–817.1)0.848251
 Citrate (mg/day)624.1 ± 361.9(82–1903)527.5 ± 317.8(4–1546)0.083220
 Creatinine (g/day)1.3 ± 0.4(0.6–3.2)1.3 ± 0.41(0.1–2.9)0.316230
 Oxalate (mg/day)38.4 ± 15.2(17–113)39.1 ± 20.8(0–180)0.777224
 Sodium (mmol/day)135.7 ± 52.0(49–283)158.8 ± 76.3(28–442)0.015211
 Uric acid (mg/day)520.2 ± 194.6(179–1016)550.1 ± 210.2(30.3–1361.3)0.319231
 Volume (ml/day)1643 ± 793.6(581–3440)1690 ± 789.9(310–4450)0.712188
No. abnormality (%):
 Hypercalciuria (>200 mg/day)35(53.9%)87(46.8%)0.402251
 Hypocitraturia (<550 mg/day)24(44.4%)95(57.2%)0.139220
 Hyperoxaluria (>40 mg/day)20(34.5%)58(34.9%)1.000224
 Hypernatriuria (>150 mmol/day)15(28.9%)81(50.9%)0.009211
 Hyperuricosuria (>750 mg/day)8(13.3%)29(17.0%)0.650231
 Low volume (<2000 ml/day)35(66.0%)93(68.9%)0.839188
Mean ± SD stone composition % (range):
 CaOMH45.4 ± 31.2(0–90)38.1 ± 31.4(0–90)0.286239
 CaODH16.9 ± 19.0(0–60)17.0 ± 20.4(0–90)0.985239
 CaPh25.2 ± 29.0(0–90)32.4 ± 34.6(0–100)0.270239
 CaHPh4.6 ± 17.2(0–80)2.0 ± 11.7(0–90)0.479239
 MAP2.5 ± 12.3(0–60)3.2 ± 12.9(0–70)0.791239
 UA1.7 ± 4.8(0–20)3.4 ± 15.9(0–100)0.240239
No. greater than 70% mixed (%)11(45.8%)94(43.7%)1.000239
No. 70% or greater pure (%)0.261239
 CaOMH9(69.2%)48(39.7%)
 CaODH0(0%)8(6.6%)
 CaPh3(23.1%)54(44.6%)
 CaHPh1(7.7%)3(2.5%)
 MAP0(0%)2(1.7%)
 UA0(0%)6(5.0%)

Stones qualified as pure if the dominant component made up ≥ 70% of the stone.