Global prevalence of urolithiasis: a meta-analysis accounting for methodological heterogeneity
Urolithiasis affects approximately 11% of the global population, constituting a public health problem requiring comprehensive preventive, diagnostic, and therapeutic actions. The substantial heterogeneity is largely explained by methodological factors, particularly diagnostic methods and sampling strategies. This highlights the critical importance of standardizing diagnostic and recruitment criteria to obtain comparable measurements for guiding health policies and future research.
Authors
- Fiorella Elvira Zuzunaga-Montoya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2354-273X)
- Víctor Juan Vera-Ponce (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4075-9049)
- Nataly Mayely Sanchez-Tamay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-5951-4196)
- Carmen Inés Gutierrez De Carrillo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4711-7201)
- Jhosmer Ballena-Caicedo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7070-7434)
- Rossmery Leonor Poemape Mestanza
Institutions
- Our Lady of Fatima Hospital (US)
- National University Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza (PE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Urology
- Published
- 2025-12-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fruro.2025.1705953
- Primary Topic
- Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00