Differing urinary urea excretion among children with idiopathic hypercalciuria and/or hyperuricosuria.
J Pediatr Urol
; 4(1): 55-9, 2008 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To estimate dietary protein intake in children with idiopathic hypercalciuria (HC) and/or hyperuricosuria (HU). PATIENTS ANDMETHODS:
We compared the 24-h urinary excretion of urea, as a reflection of protein intake, in four age- and sex-matched groups, each comprising 56 consecutive children (1) HC, (2) HU, (3) HC+HU and (4) control.RESULTS:
Urinary urea excretion was significantly higher in HC, HU and HC+HU than in controls. HC and HU children had similar urea excretion. HC+HU children had urinary urea significantly higher than HC and HU, but urinary calcium similar to HC and urinary uric acid excretion similar to HU subjects. Urinary calcium was significantly (R(2)=0.21) correlated with urea excretion in HC children only, whereas urinary uric acid was significantly (R(2)=0.21) correlated with urinary urea in HU children only. No significant correlation between urinary urea and calcium or uric acid excretion was found in HC+HU patients although they had the highest urinary urea. A significant (p=0.004) interaction between urinary urea and sodium in increasing urinary calcium excretion resulted only in the HC group.CONCLUSION:
The association of dietary protein excess with HC and/or HU is conditioned by an individual (genetic?) predisposition and may be produced by different mechanisms.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Ureia
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Ácido Úrico
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Proteínas Alimentares
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Hipercalciúria
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Pediatr Urol
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Itália