Association Between Body Fat Mass and Kidney Stones in US Adults: Analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2011-2018.

Background: The association between total and truncal body fat and kidney stone (KS) remains unclear.

Objective: To evaluate the association between total and truncal body fat and KS in the US adult population.

Design, Setting, And Participants: The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) comprises a series of nationally representative cross-sectional surveys.

Prevalence and trends in urinary incontinence among women in the United States, 2005-2018.

Background: Women are disproportionately affected by urinary incontinence compared with men. Urinary incontinence results in physical and psychological adverse consequences and impaired quality of life and contributes to significant societal and economic burden. Previous studies reported high urinary incontinence burden in the United States.

Functional Outcomes after Local Salvage Therapies for Radiation-Recurrent Prostate Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review.

Purpose: To assess the rate and severity of functional outcomes after salvage therapy for radiation recurrent prostate cancer.

Methods: This systematic review of the MEDLINE/PubMed database yielded 35 studies, evaluating salvage radical prostatectomy (RP), brachytherapy (BT), high-intensity focal ultrasound (HIFU) and cryotherapy (CT) after failure of primary radiation therapy. Data on pre- and post-salvage rates and severity of functional outcomes (urinary incontinence, erectile dysfunction, and lower urinary tract symptoms) were collected from each study.

Predictors of adherence with home quarantine during COVID-19 crisis: the case of health belief model.

Although Jordan has applied lockdown in response to COVID-19 pandemic, many people were not adherent to the quarantine. We aimed to examine the attitudes of the Jordanians and how these attitudes can predict their adherence using the health belief model (HBM). A cross-sectional study of 5057 participants using an internet-based questionnaire was conducted during lockdown.

Prevalence and Trends in Kidney Stone Among Adults in the USA: Analyses of National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007-2018 Data.

Background: The contemporary prevalence and trends of kidney stones are not clear.

Objective: To evaluate the gender-specific prevalence and trends in kidney stones among the US population.

Design, Setting, And Participants: Data on self-reported history of kidney stones from 34 749 participants aged ≥20 yr from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) were analyzed.