Epidemiology of urolithiasis among the population of Balakan region of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

The aim of the research was to conduct the study of epidemiological risk-factors of urolithiasis in Balakan region according to age, sex and BMI. 176 from 10 to 83 years old patients having cystic calculi disease that were assigned to hospital examination and treatment in Central Hospital of Balakan region during 2007-2011 98 (55,68%) male and 78 (44,32%) female were investigated. The average age was 47,3±17,67 for general patient group, 49,79±19,75 in males and 43,5±14,37 in females. The males/females ratio among the patients was 1,26:1. It was found that: a) the urinary stones with oxalate content were more frequent in people with overweight (25-29,9 kg/m2); b) the urinary stones with urate and phosphate content was more frequent in people with overweight (25-29,9 kg/m2) and in female group with normal weight (18,5-24,9 kg/m2).