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. 2019 Aug 8;14(8):e0220768. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0220768

Table 2. Baseline characteristics of stone formers with and without a 24-hour urine collection.

Characteristics With 24-hour Without 24-hour p-value
(n = 19,288) (n = 111,201)
Age (mean ± SD, years) 58.3 ± 12.5 61.2 ± 13.8 <0.001
Sex (n,%)
Male 17,884 (92.7) 105,541 (94.9) <0.001
Female 1404 (7.3) 5660 (5.1) <0.001
Race/Ethnicity
White 15,331 (79.5) 86,013 (77.4) <0.001
Black 1760 (9.1) 12,301 (11.1) <0.001
Other or unknown 1864 (9.7) 9900 (8.9) <0.001
Stone Diagnosis
Inpatient 1525 (7.9) 14,326 (12.9) <0.001
Outpatient 13,607 (70.5) 67,931 (61.1) <0.001
Procedure 4156 (21.5) 28,944 (26) <0.001
Stone procedures (median, IQR) 1 (0–2) 0 (0–1) <0.001
Charlson Comorbidity Index (mean ± SD) 2.1 ± 2.3 2.5 ± 2.6
Individual Conditions (n,%)
CVDa 6405 (33.2) 47,577 (42.8) <0.001
Diabetes Mellitus 6042 (31.3) 35,528 (31.9) 0.08
Cancer 2580 (13.4) 21,527 (19.1) <0.001
Paralysis 574 (3.0) 3527 (3.2) 0.15
COPD 4617 (23.9) 29,578 (26.6) <0.001
Dementia 365 (1.9) 4202 (3.8) <0.001
Hyperparathyroidism 493 (2.6) 324 (0.3) <0.001

aCVD: includes cardiovascular disease, myocardial infarction, heart failure and peripheral vascular disease