AUTHOR=Zhou Zhen , Huang Zhicong , Ai Guoyao , Guo Xin , Zeng Guohua , Zhu Wei 

TITLE=Association between alcohol consumption and kidney stones in American adults: 2007–2016 NHANES

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Public Health

VOLUME=Volume 11 - 2023

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1156097

DOI=10.3389/fpubh.2023.1156097

ISSN=2296-2565

ABSTRACT=Purpose: To investigate the association between alcohol consumption and kidney stones in American adults.
Materials and Methods: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) datasets from 2007 to 2016 were utilized. Participants with a history of kidney stones and alcohol consumption aged 20 or older were included. Weighted proportions and regression analysis were used to assess the association between alcohol consumption and kidney stones by adjusting age, gender, race, marital status, education, recreational activities, smoking, and several comorbidities.
Results: Ten samples related to alcohol consumption were included based on questions from the Alcohol Use Questionnaire (ALQ). In the fully adjusted regression model, none of these ten samples demonstrated a significant association with urolithiasis, that is, alcohol consumption was not significantly associated with the incidence of kidney stones.
Conclusions: Alcohol consumption is not significantly associated with the prevalence of kidney stones. This finding requires a more adequate sample size and a more detailed review of the history of kidney stones  to be further verified.