Table 1.

Patient characteristics

Items	PCNL (n=40)	ESWL (n=40)	P
Median years age (IQR)	32 (25-42)	31 (27-47)	0.355
Gender (male:female)	27:13	33:7	0.121
Median BMI kg/m2 (IQR)	26.3 (22.7-28.2)	24.8 (22-27)	0.190
Median PC score (IQR)	34.2 (31.3-37.6)	37.6 (30.6-41.2)	0.110
Median MC score (IQR)	39.9 (37.3-43.5)	41.2 (34.8-51)	0.236

IQR: Interquartile range, BMI: Body mass index, PC: Physical component, MC: Mental component, PCNL: Percutaneous nephrolithotomy, ESWL: Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy