@article{Bajrami_Idrizi_Roshi_Barbullushi_2015, title={Association between Nephrolithiasis, Hypertension and Obesity in Polycystic Kidney Disease}, volume={4}, url={https://oamjms.eu/index.php/mjms/article/view/oamjms.2016.010}, DOI={10.3889/oamjms.2016.010}, abstractNote={<p><strong>AIM: </strong>We aim to define the correlations between nephrolithiasis, hypertension, age and obesity in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) in Albania.<strong> </strong></p><p><strong>MATERIAL AND METHODS: </strong>We included 100 patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney from 2011 to 2014. The patients underwent X-ray and renal ultrasonography. We performed the metabolic evaluation of blood and urine.<strong></strong></p><p><strong>RESULTS: </strong>The patients with renal stones had a higher level of mean systolic and diastolic blood pressure compared with patients without stones (155 ± 12 mmHg vs. 145 ± 8 mmHg, and 105 ± 0.9 mmHg vs. 92 ± 1.28 mmHg, respectively). Patients with renal stones were older (47 ± 15 vs. 38 ± 5 years), had a higher prevalence of obesity [body mass index (BMI): 28 ± 2.4 vs. 25.7 ± 0.6], had higher levels of total cholesterol level (220 ± 5 mg/dl vs. 203 ± 4 mg/dl) as well as triglyceride levels (160 ± 9 mg/dl vs. 126 ± 4 mg/dl), compared with no renal stone individuals.<strong> </strong></p><strong>CONCLUSION: </strong>ADPKD patients with renal stones in our study had a higher mean level of systolic and diastolic blood pressure, BMI and cholesterol and triglycerides levels compared with individuals without renal stones.}, number={1}, journal={Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences}, author={Bajrami, Valbona and Idrizi, Alma and Roshi, Enver and Barbullushi, Myftar}, year={2015}, month={Dec.}, pages={43–46} }