Dietary habits in women with recurrent idiopathic calcium nephrolithiasis

Table 4 Results from food frequency questionnaire in all stone formers and controls.

PERCENTAGE OF WOMEN WITH INAPPROPRIATE INTAKE (VARIATIONS FROM RECOMMENDATIONS) OF VARIOUS NUTRIENTS ACCORDING TO INRAN GUIDELINES
	STONE FORMERS n. 143	CONTROLS n. 170	p
SAUSAGES* in excess (> 3 portions/week)	43,1%	11,1%	< 0,0001
HAM§ in excess (> 3 portions/week)	29,4%	13,9%	< 0,0001
SWEETS# in excess (> 1 portion/day)	66,7%	18,1%	< 0,0001
MEAT ( excluding sausages and ham) in excess (> 1 portion/day)	21,6%	4,2%	< 0,0001

The portions for each food are given in Additional file 2.
*Sausages: Italian Typical Foods (Salame, Coppa, Mortadella, Pancetta)
§Ham: Italian Typical Foods (Parma Ham, Baked Ham, Culatello, Fiocchetto, Spalla)
#Sweets: cakes, biscuits, pastries, simple sugar, ice cream, toffees

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