Increased incidence of nephrolithiasis (N) in lifeguards (LG) in Israel

O S Better; M Shabtai; S Kedar; A Melamud; J Berenheim; C Chaimovitz

doi:10.1007/978-1-4615-9167-2_51

Increased incidence of nephrolithiasis (N) in lifeguards (LG) in Israel

Adv Exp Med Biol. 1980:128:467-72. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4615-9167-2_51.

Authors

O S Better, M Shabtai, S Kedar, A Melamud, J Berenheim, C Chaimovitz

PMID: 7424691
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-9167-2_51

Abstract

Eleven of 45 (24%) LG had proven N. This is approximately twenty times the incidence of N in the general population. The present study was undertaken to determine the factors that contribute to this high incidence of N in LG.

MeSH terms

Adult
Calcium / metabolism
Humans
Israel
Kidney Calculi / epidemiology*
Magnesium / metabolism
Middle Aged
Occupational Diseases / epidemiology*
Parathyroid Hormone / metabolism
Phosphorus / metabolism
Risk
Swimming*

Substances

Parathyroid Hormone
Phosphorus
Magnesium
Calcium