The Impact of Secondhand Smoke on the Development of Kidney Stone Disease Is Not Inferior to That of Smoking: A Longitudinal Cohort Study - Beyond the Abstract
The odds ratio (OR) of KSD was higher in the never-smokers with SHS exposure (OR, 1.622) and ever-smokers groups (OR, 1.282) than in the never-smokers with no SHS exposure group after adjustment of confounders. Therefore, both smoking and SHS exposure were associated with an increased risk of developing KSD. The study concludes that efforts to reduce smoking and SHS exposure may lead to better health outcomes and a decreased burden of KSD.
Written by: Yi-Hsuan Chen, Jia-In Lee, Jung-Tsung Shen, Yi-Hsuan Wu, Yao-Hsuan Tsao, Jhen-Hao Jhan, Hsun-Shuan Wang, Yung-Chin Lee, Shu-Pin Huang, Szu-Chia Chen, Jiun-Hung Geng
Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan., Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan., Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan., Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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