Table 3. Characteristics of size and composition of urinary stones in the patients.
Items | Studies | Number of patients | Heterogeneity | Overall effect | ||
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BMI<25 vs BMI≥25 (kg/m2) | p value | I2 (%) | RR/WMD (95% CI) | p value* | ||
size of urolithiasis | [14, 20, 26, 29] | 618/406 | 0.64 | 0 | -0.13(-0.98, 0.73) | 0.77 |
calcium oxalate | [19, 21, 22, 24, 25, 27, 28, 30-32] | 4103/3831 | <0.00001 | 96% | 0.95(0.91, 0.98) | 0.006 |
calcium oxalate (male) | [22, 25, 27] | 970/728 | 0.8 | 0% | 1.34(1.05, 1.72) | 0.02 |
calcium oxalate (female) | [22, 25, 27] | 484/337 | 0.32 | 13% | 1.16(0.85, 1.58) | 0.36 |
calcium phosphate | [21, 22, 24, 25, 27, 28, 30-32] | 3264/3292 | <0.00001 | 91% | 1.15(0.97, 1.35) | 0.1 |
calcium phosphate(male) | [22, 25, 27] | 970/728 | 0.82 | 0% | 1.52(1.06, 2.17) | 0.02 |
calcium phosphate(female) | [22, 25, 27] | 484/337 | 0.76 | 0% | 1.19(0.90, 1.58) | 0.22 |
uric acid | [19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 30-32] | 5519/4879 | 0.00001 | 98% | 0.87(0.83, 0.91) | <0.00001 |
uric acid (male) | [22, 25, 27] | 970/728 | 0.66 | 0% | 0.48(0.36, 0.64) | <0.00001 |
uric acid (female) | [22, 25, 27] | 484/337 | 0.72 | 0% | 0.47(0.29, 0.76) | 0.002 |
carbapatite | [19, 27, 32] | 1032/1104 | 0.52 | 0% | 1.09(0.85, 1.40) | 0.51 |
cystin | [27, 32] | 193/565 | 0.02 | 81% | 2.52(1.20, 5.31) | 0.01 |
mixed stones | [19, 24, 25, 27, 31] | 1751/2316 | 0.36 | 9% | 1.15(1.06, 1.24) | 0.00009 |
mixed stones (male) | [25, 27] | 86/242 | 0.79 | 0% | 1.04(0.68, 1.57) | 0.87 |
mixed stones (female) | [25, 27] | 109/151 | 0.07 | 69% | 1.05(0.77, 1.43) | 0.74 |
*p <0.05 was considered statistically significant and shown in bold.