Metabolic evaluation of urolithiasis patients from eastern Croatia

Metabolic parameters were determined in fasting blood serum, fasting first morning urines, 2-hour urines, and 24-hour urines of male patients with calcium oxalate stones (n=26, age 39.1 +/- 6.2 years) and male healthy controls (n=18, age 35.0 +/- 7.1 years), which were recruited from eastern part of Croatia. The urinary calcium excretion in 24 hours was higher (p