AUTHOR=Schwaderer Andrew L. , Raina Rupesh , Khare Anshika , Safadi Fayez , Moe Sharon M. , Kusumi Kirsten 

TITLE=Comparison of Risk Factors for Pediatric Kidney Stone Formation: The Effects of Sex

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Pediatrics

VOLUME=Volume 7 - 2019

YEAR=2019

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/pediatrics/articles/10.3389/fped.2019.00032

DOI=10.3389/fped.2019.00032

ISSN=2296-2360

ABSTRACT=Urinary stones are affecting more children, and pediatric stone formers have unique pathophysiology compared to adults. While adult stone formers are most frequently male, children have an age dependent sex prevalence. Under 10 years, a majority of stone formers are boys; adolescent stone formers are mostly female. . Previous adult studies have shown that stone composition is influenced by the sex and age of the stone former. Thus, we hypothesize that female and male stone forming children will also have sex and age specific stone phenotypes.