Epidemiology and risk factors of urolithiasis: insights from SKIPOGH, a population-based cohort study in Switzerland
In this Swiss cohort, the prevalence of kidney stones was lower than that reported in North America but higher than in Asian populations. Diabetes mellitus, family history of kidney stones were the strongest risk factors for prevalent stones, while a personal history of kidney stones and low physical activity were predictors of incident stone formation. These data will help to inform prevention strategies.
Authors
- Kevin Stritt
- Beat Roth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7369-650X)
- Menno T Pruijm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1027-1851)
- Daniel Guido Fuster (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7220-1803)
- Sandrine Estoppey Younes
- Murielle Bochud (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5727-0218)
- Daniel Ackermann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0550-354X)
- Belén Ponte
- Maude Plouvin
- Oliver Bonny
Institutions
- University of Fribourg (CH)
- University Hospital of Bern (CH)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CH)
- Hôpital Beau-Séjour (CH)
- Fribourg Development Agency (CH)
- Centre universitaire de médecine générale et santé publique, Lausanne (CH)
- University of Lausanne (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Kidney Journal
- Published
- 2026-01-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ckj/sfag002
- Primary Topic
- Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00