Drinking Water Hardness and Urolithiasis
Authors: DAVID CHURCHILL
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1978)

Brief Reports1 April 1978Drinking Water Hardness and UrolithiasisDAVID CHURCHILL, M.D., F.R.C.P.(C), DAVID BRYANT, Ph.D., GEORGE FODOR, M.D., Ph.D., MATTHEW HENRY GAULT, M.D., F.R.C.P.(C), F.A.C.P.DAVID CHURCHILL, M.D., F.R.C.P.(C), DAVID BRYANT, Ph.D., GEORGE FODOR, M.D., Ph.D., MATTHEW HENRY GAULT, M.D., F.R.C.P.(C), F.A.C.P.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-88-4-513 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptUrolithiasis was the discharge diagnosis for 7.1 per 1000 general hospital separations between 1948 and 1952 in the United States (1). In 1952, 9.5 per 10 000 population required hospitalization for urolithiasis. The incidence ranged from 19.3 per 10 000 in South Carolina to 4.3 per 10 000 in Missouri.We have examined the relation of drinking water hardness to the incidence of urolithiasis in the United States.Urolithiasis admissions per 1000 general hospital separations for 46 states from 1948 through 1952 and per 10 000 population for 45 states in 1952 was reported by Boyce and associates (1). Schroeder...References1. BOYCEGARVEYSTRAWCUTTER WFH: Incidence of urinary calculi among patients in general hospitals, 1948-1952. JAMA 161:1437-1442, 1956 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. SCHROEDER H: Relationship between mortality from cardiovascular disease and treated water supplies. JAMA 172:1902-1908, 1960 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. ROBERTSONPEACOCKNORDIN WMB: Measurement of activity products in urine from stone formers and normal subjects. Proceedings National Research Council on Urolithiasis, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, pp. 79-96, 1971 Google Scholar4. ZAREMBSKIHODGKINSON PA: Some factors influencing the urinary excretion of oxalic acid in man. Clin Chim Acta 25:1-10, 1969 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. HOWARDTHOMAS JW: Control of crystallization in urine. Am J Med 45:693-699, 1968 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: DAVID CHURCHILL, M.D., F.R.C.P.(C); DAVID BRYANT, Ph.D.; GEORGE FODOR, M.D., Ph.D.; MATTHEW HENRY GAULT, M.D., F.R.C.P.(C), F.A.C.P.Affiliations: Faculty of Medicine Memorial University of Newfoundland St. John's, Newfoundland Canada PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byA multivariate statistical and geospatial analysis of groundwater quality for drinking purposes in the Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh, IndiaRisk factors of kidney stone disease: a cross-sectional study in the southeast of IranNutrition Therapy for Low Urine VolumeWater and other fluids in nephrolithiasis: State of the art and future challengesMajor geogenic factors controlling geographical clustering of urolithiasis in ChinaGeoenvironmental factors related to high incidence of human urinary calculi (kidney stones) in Central Highlands of Sri LankaNEPHROLITHIASIS IN FREE-RANGING NORTH AMERICAN RIVER OTTER ( LONTRA CANADENSIS ) IN NORTH CAROLINA, USAEvaluation of Calcium and Magnesium in Scalp Hair Samples of Population Consuming Different Drinking Water: Risk of Kidney StoneDemographic Study of Water Hardness with Potential to Predict Formation of Renal CrystalsUrinary LithiasisEvaluation of urinary abnormalities in nephrolithiasis patients from Marathwada regionEfectos de la diuresis acuosa sobre el ph urinario de los pacientes litiásicos recidivantesCalcium nephrolithiasis: effect of water hardness on urinary electrolytesDoes fluid amount and choice influence urinary stone formation in persons with spinal cord injury?Urine specific gravity and water hardness in relation to urolithiasis in persons with spinal cord injuryGEOGRAPHIC VARIATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL RISK FACTORS FOR THE INCIDENCE OF INITIAL KIDNEY STONES IN PATIENTS WITH SPINAL CORD INJURYGEOGRAPHIC VARIATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL RISK FACTORS FOR THE INCIDENCE OF INITIAL KIDNEY STONES IN PATIENTS WITH SPINAL CORD INJURYThe characteristics of urolithiasis in East Thrace: A statistical reviewRelationship between the incidence infection stones and the magnesium-calcium ratio of tap waterMagnesium-To-Calcium Ratio in Tap Water, and its Relationship to Geological Features and the Incidence of Calcium-Containing Urinary StonesDrinking Water Quality and UrolithiasisPathogenesis of renal calculiHLA and urolithiasisPrevention of nephrocal cinosis in male and female rats by providing fluoride and additional magnesium in the dietUrolithiasis - nutritional aspectsWater Hardness and Urinary Stone DiseaseUrine Chemistry in Renal Stone Formers in an Area with Soft Drinking WaterPediatric Urolithiasis in the 1970sUrolithiasis—a study of drinking water hardness and genetic factors 1 April 1978Volume 88, Issue 4Page: 513-514KeywordsHospitalizationsKidneys ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 April 1978 PDF downloadLoading ...