Associations between smoke exposure and kidney stones: results from the NHANES (2007–2018) and Mendelian randomization analysis

PurposeIt is currently controversial whether smoke exposure is associated with the risk of kidney stones. Herein, publicly available databases were combined to explore relationships with the risk of nephrolithiasis in terms of smoking status and serum cotinine concentrations.Materials and methodsFir...

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Main Authors: Yong Huang, Hexi Wang, Chengwei Xu, Fulin Zhou, Huiyi Su, Yao Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2023.1218051/full