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E Wellnhofer

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[Calcium concentrations in the urine of recurrent stone-formers and their controls (author's transl)].

Over a period of 4--6 weeks the urinary concentrations of (total calcium, ionized calcium, creatinine and osmolarity in recurrent stone-formers and healthy controls were measured in morning, midday and evening urine samples. The mean urinary concentrations of the (total) calcium were in both groups the same. However, 31% of the stone-formers and only 18% of the controls showed a mean calcium concentration > 5 mmol/l. The ionized calcium, on the contrary, was significantly higher in the stone-formers than in the controls. The lower urinary osmolarity of the recurrent stone-formers led to significantly higher Ca/osmolarity and Ca2+/osmolarity ratios; analogously, the quotient Ca2+/creatinine was also significantly raised in stone-formers.

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[Urinary magnesium and its relationship to calcium in recurrent stone-formers and controls (author's transl)].

Over a period of 4--6 weeks, urine samples were collected three times daily in a group of 16 recurrent stone-formers and in a control group of 11 healthy persons and the urinary concentrations of magnesium, calcium, ionized calcium and creatinine were determined. The Mg-concentrations were distinctly lower in the group of recurrent stone-formers than in the group of healthy controls. The differences were clearly present also in the ratio Ca/Mg, but were diminished in the Mg/creatinine ratio. The Ca2+/Mg-ratio was significantly raised in the group of recurrent stone-formers (p < 0.01) because of the significantly increased Ca2+-concentration and the diminished Mg-concentration in the group of stone-patients. The correlation between the Ca-resp. Ca2+-concentration and the Mg-concentration was in both groups, in the patient and control group, high (r about 0.7).

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