Prevalence of hypercalciuria and urinary calcium excretion in school aged children in the province of Tokat
 
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Prof. Dr. Ali GÜL Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Samet Özer
Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Resul Yılmaz Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Ergün Sönmezgöz
Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Doç. Dr. Tuba KASAP Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Şahin Takcı Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Doç. Dr. Erhan KARAASLAN Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Yalçın Önder
Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Doç. Dr. Rıza ÇITIL Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
İlknur Bütün
Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Osman DEMİR Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Makale Türü Özgün Makale (Diğer hakemli uluslarası dergilerde yayınlanan tam makale)
Dergi Adı Turkish Archives of Pediatrics
Dergi ISSN 1306-0015
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler TR DİZİN
Makale Dili İngilizce Basım Tarihi 12-2016
Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa 51 / 4 / 193–197 DOI 10.5152/TurkPediatriArs.2016.4162
Makale Linki https://www.turkarchpediatr.org/
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Özet
Aim Hypercalciuria is an important cause of urinary tract symptoms, and also frequently results in urolithiasis. Urinary calcium excretion varies for geographic areas. We aimed to assess percentiles of urinary calcium excretion and prevalence of hypercalciuria for school-aged children in Tokat (city located in inner northern region of Turkey). Material and Methods One thousand three hundred seventy-five children aged 6 to 18 years were enrolled in the study. Urine samples were obtained randomly. The children’s variables as sex, age, length, and weight were recorded. Urinary calcium and creatinine determined from the urine samples and urinary calcium/creatinine ratios (mg/mg) were calculated. Percentiles of urinary calcium/creatinine ratios were also assessed for each age of the children. Results Six hundred eighty-three of the 1 375 children were girls and 692 were boys. The mean age of the children was 11 …
Anahtar Kelimeler
Calcium creatinine ratio | children | hypercalciuria | obesity | urinary calcium excretion