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A large 15 - year database analysis on the influence of age, gender, race, obesity and income on hospitalization rates due to stone disease

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Title
A large 15 - year database analysis on the influence of age, gender, race, obesity and income on hospitalization rates due to stone disease
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International Brazilian Journal of Urology, January 2016
DOI 10.1590/s1677-5538.ibju.2015.0743
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Marcos F. Mello, Giovanni Scala Marchini, Cesar Câmara, Alexandre Danilovic, Renata Levy, José Eluf-Neto, Miguel Srougi, Eduardo Mazzucchi

Abstract

To assess the public hospitalization rate due to stone disease in a large developing nation for a 15-year period and its association with socio-demographic data. A retrospective database analysis of hospitalization rates in the Brazilian public health system was performed, searching for records with a diagnosis code of renal/ureteral calculi at admission between 1998-2012. Patients managed in an outpatient basis or private care were excluded. Socio-demographic data was attained and a temporal trend analysis was performed. The number of stone-related hospitalizations increased from 15.7%, although the population-adjusted hospitalization rate remained constant in 0.04%. Male:female proportion among hospitalized patients was stable (49.3%:50.7% in 1998; 49.2%:50.8% in 2012), though there was a significant reduction in the prevalence of male hospitalizations (-3.8%;p=0.041). In 2012, 38% of hospitalized patients due to stone disease had 40-59 years-old. The ≥80 years-old strata showed the most significant decrease (-43.44%;p=0.022), followed by the 20-39 (-23.17%;p < 0.001) and 0-19 years-old cohorts (-16.73%;p=0.012). Overall, the lowest relative hospitalization rates were found for yellow and indigenous individuals. The number of overweight/obese individuals increased significantly (+20.6%), accompanied by a +43.6% augment in the per capita income. A significant correlation was found only between income and obesity (R=0.64;p=0.017). The prevalence of stone disease requiring hospitalization in Brazil remains stable, with a balanced proportion between males and females. There is trend for decreased hospitalization rates of male, < 40 and ≥80 years-old individuals. Obesity and income have a more pronounced correlation with each other than with stone disease.

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Country Count As %
Unknown 48 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 7 15%
Student > Bachelor 7 15%
Researcher 5 10%
Professor > Associate Professor 5 10%
Student > Ph. D. Student 5 10%
Other 10 21%
Unknown 9 19%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 24 50%
Social Sciences 3 6%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 2 4%
Psychology 2 4%
Nursing and Health Professions 2 4%
Other 3 6%
Unknown 12 25%
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