Body Mass Index and Kidney Stones: A Cohort Study of Japanese Men

• Published in: Journal of epidemiology Vol. 26; no. 3; pp. 131 - 136
• Main Authors: Yoshimura, Eiichi, Sawada, Susumu S, Lee, I-Min, Gando, Yuko, Kamada, Masamitsu, Matsushita, Munehiro, Kawakami, Ryoko, Ando, Ryosuke, Okamoto, Takashi, Tsukamoto, Koji, Miyachi, Motohiko, Blair, Steven N
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan Japan Epidemiological Association 2016
• Subjects: Adult; Body Mass Index; cardiorespiratory fitness; Clinical Epidemiology; Cohort analysis; Cohort Studies; Humans; Incidence; Japan - epidemiology; Japanese men; Kidney Calculi - epidemiology; kidney stone; Kidney stones; Male; Men; Obesity - epidemiology; Original; Overweight - epidemiology; Physical fitness; Risk Factors; Young Adult; Japan

In Japan, the incidence of kidney stones has increased markedly in recent decades. Major causes of kidney stones remain unclear, and limited data are available on the relationship between overweight/obesity and the incidence of kidney stones. We therefore evaluated body mass index (BMI) and the inci...