Kidney stones are more common in men or women

For the disease of urinary stones, the number of men is slightly more than women, which is mainly due to men’s dietary structure, living habits are irregular, easy to cause metabolic disorders of the body, at the same time, men have too much alcohol, stay up late habits. If middle-aged men also have bad habits, such as sedentary, stay up late or recent changes in diet structure, can lead to the formation of stones. In women, the etiologic aspect of stones is mainly due to metabolism, and they have to pay more attention to their lifestyle than men, so the overall incidence is slightly higher in men than in women. When stones are found, if the diameter is less than 6mm, conservative treatment can be chosen, and stones larger than 6mm should be actively carried out lithotripsy surgery.