Defining hypercalciuria in nephrolithiasis
Pak CY, Sakhaee K, Moe OW, Poindexter J, Adams-Huet B, Pearle MS, Zerwekh JE, Preminger GM, Wills MR, Breslau NA, Bartter FC, Brater DC, Heller HJ, Odvina CV, Wabner CL, Fordtran JS, Oh M, Garg A, Harvey JA, Alpern RJ, Snyder WH, Peters PC. Defining hypercalciuria in nephrolithiasis. Kidney International 2011, 80: 777-782. PMID: 21775970, PMCID: PMC4354881, DOI: 10.1038/ki.2011.227.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbsorptive hypercalciuria type IUrinary calcium excretionMean urinary calciumCalcium excretionUrinary calciumStone formersUpper normal limitKidney stone formersType IOptimal cutoff pointNon-stone formersCharacteristic curve analysisAbsorptive hypercalciuriaRetrospective studyNormal limitsDietary variablesHypercalciuriaCutoff pointDietary influencesNormal individualsPatientsCurve analysisExcretionConstant dietDiet