Al-Gonaim Ali, Jawhar Abdulrahman Bin, El-Tholoth Hossam S, Almuaiqel Muaiqel, AlZahrani Tarek M, Al-Akrash Hamad, AlZahrani Ahmed
Department of Urology, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Egypt.
Department of Urology, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia, Egypt.
Urol Ann. 2022 Apr-Jun;14(2):132-134. doi: 10.4103/UA.UA_105_20. Epub 2022 Feb 15.
Urolithiasis is a significant problem with an increasing incidence and prevalence worldwide. Multiple factors such as water intake, climate change, dietary habit, and genetic factors can affect stone formation. Our aim is to clarify the relationship between water intake and urolithiasis in Saudi Arabia as a hot climate area.
This cross-sectional internet-based survey was conducted in November 2017. Our study was performed using a standard web-based questionnaire using social media open to all internet users. We excluded the incomplete responses. Analysis of the data was then carried out using Chi-square test and SPSS package version 20.
We found a great response to our survey, where 9100 participants responded. Among the participants, 76.6% were females and 23.4% were males. The largest age group was between 18 and 30 years (60.8%). Of the participants, 842 (9.3%) had history of urinary tract stones. About 74.3% of the participants with a history of urinary tract stones were drinking <1 L/day of water in comparison with those who had no history of urinary tract stones who were drinking a minimum of 1.25 L/day in 55.1%. Regarding the type of water intake, there was no significant relationship between the type of water and the incidence of stones formation ( =0.096). The amount of water was significantly correlated with the urolithiasis ( = 0.000).
We concluded that the amount of water intake per day significantly correlated with urolithiasis, and according to our study, the minimally accepted intake was ≥1.25 L/day. However, the type of water consumed has no statistically significant impact on stone formation.
尿石症是一个严重的问题，在全球范围内其发病率和患病率都在上升。水的摄入量、气候变化、饮食习惯和遗传因素等多种因素会影响结石的形成。我们的目的是阐明在沙特阿拉伯这个炎热气候地区水的摄入量与尿石症之间的关系。
这项基于网络的横断面调查于2017年11月进行。我们的研究使用了一个面向所有互联网用户的社交媒体标准网络问卷。我们排除了不完整的回复。然后使用卡方检验和SPSS 20版软件包对数据进行分析。
我们发现对我们调查的回应率很高，有9100名参与者做出了回应。在参与者中，76.6%为女性，23.4%为男性。最大的年龄组在18至30岁之间（60.8%）。在参与者中，842人（9.3%）有尿路结石病史。有尿路结石病史的参与者中，约74.3%每天饮水量<1升，而无尿路结石病史的参与者中，55.1%每天至少饮用1.25升水。关于水的摄入类型，水的类型与结石形成的发生率之间没有显著关系（P=0.096）。水的摄入量与尿石症显著相关（P = 0.000）。
我们得出结论，每天的水摄入量与尿石症显著相关，根据我们的研究，最低可接受摄入量为≥1.25升/天。然而，所饮用的水的类型对结石形成没有统计学上的显著影响。
