Table 1 Epidemiological data and urinary parameters of participants.

From: Unraveling the role of gut microbiota by fecal microbiota transplantation in rat model of kidney stone disease

Factors

Control

(n = 10)

Urolithiasis

(n = 8)

P-value

Participants information

  

Gender (Male/Female)

3/7

2/6

0.060

Age (years)

43.5 ± 11.8

48.9 ± 14.6

0.449

Body mass index (kg/m2)

24.826 ± 3.506

25.288 ± 3.526

0.785

Diabetes mellitus (persons)

0

1

 

Hypertension (persons)

0

2

 

Urinary parameters

Ca/Cr (mg/gCr)

64.9 ± 43.7

257.3 ± 264.2*

0.043

Ox/Cr (mg/gCr)

20.9 ± 8.9

40.5 ± 11.7*

0.005

Cit/Cr (mg/gCr)

662.8 ± 266.1

355.2 ± 237.2*

0.031

Mg/Cr (mg/gCr)

174.7 ± 229.1

86.7 ± 53.8

0.573

Urine pH

6.8 ± 0.6

6.3 ± 0.7

0.097

Urine supersaturation index

25.7 ± 26.5

98.8 ± 102.2*

0.027

  1. Data expressed in mean ± SD, Ca: calcium, Cr: creatinine, Ox: oxalate, Cit: citrate, Mg: magnesium* p < 0.05 compared to healthy control.
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