BACKGROUND - There is a paucity of research examining the relationship between kidney stones and risk of cardiovascular disease while considering individuals of different race-ethnicities.
PURPOSE - The purpose of this study was to examine the association between history of kidney stones and increased odds of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (via the Pooled Cohort Equations) across race-ethnicity groups.
METHODS - 5571 participants aged 40-79 from the 2007-2012cycles of the NHANES were used for this study. A history of kidney stones was collected from survey data. Predicted odds of having a 10-year atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) event was assessed from the Pooled Cohort Equations.
RESULTS - After adjustments, having kidney stones was not associated with an increase odds of having an ASCVD event within the next 10-years (OR 1. 03; 95% CI: 0. 58-1. 82, P=0. 91). However, among non-Hispanic blacks, those with kidney stones had a 2. 24 increased odds (OR 2. 24; 95% CI: 1. 08-4. 66; P=0. 03) of having an ASCVD event within the next 10-years when compared to non-Hispanic blacks with no history of a kidney stone.
CONCLUSIONS - Kidney stones were associated with 10-year risk of a future ASCVD event among non-Hispanic blacks.
Physiology & behavior. 2016 Jan 23 [Epub ahead of print]
La'Shaunta' M Glover, Martha Ann Bass, Teresa Carithers, Paul D Loprinzi
Department of Health, Exercise Science and Recreation Management, The University of Mississippi, United States. , Department of Health, Exercise Science and Recreation Management, The University of Mississippi, United States. , School of Applied Sciences, Nutrition and Hospitality Management, The University of Mississippi, United States. , Department of Health, Exercise Science and Recreation Management, Center for Health Behavior Research, The University of Mississippi, United States.