Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients
From: Urolithiasis analysis in a multiethnic population at a tertiary hospital in Nairobi, Kenya
Demographic and clinical characteristics | |
|---|---|
Characteristic | (n = 67) |
Age, median (years) | 42 |
Male, n (%) | 53 (79.1) |
Female, n (%) | 14 (20.9) |
Presenting clinical features, % | |
 Flank pain | 91 |
 Dysuria | 19 |
 Nausea/vomiting | 15 |
 Microscopic haematuria | 15 |
 Fever/chills | 10.4 |
Anatomical sites involved in lodgment of calculi, % | |
 One site | 92.5 |
 Two sites | 7.5 |
Anatomical site of lodgment of calculi, %a | |
 Ureter | 46.5 |
 Pelvi-ureteric junction | 25.4 |
 Vesicoureteric junction | 16.9 |
 Others | 11.3 |
Imaging modalities, % | |
 Computerized tomography (CT KUB) | 81 |
 Abdominal/pelvic ultrasonography | 15 |
 Micturating cystourethrogram | 4 |