Jordan Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences Analyzing Correlation Coefficients of the Concentrations of Trace Elements in Urinary Stones

The present study aims at deducing correlation coefficients between concentrations of trace elements and their metals, and determining the most important geochemical and environmental factors contributing to the formation of urinary stones. The researcher distributed 460 questionnaires to patients in different hospitals in Jordan, 282 of which were retrieved yielding a percentage of 61.3%. Seven groups were identified by using XRD namely calcium oxalate, oxalate/apatite, struvite/apatite, oxalate/uric acid, cholesterol, uric acid, and cystine. Urinary stones have been distributed as follows; gallbladder 65.3%, kidney 25.2%, ureter 8.1%, and bladder 1.4%. Males are found more likely to be infected with lithiasis about 51.1 % with an average age of 50 years at (44.3%). Married people of both sexes make up to 87.2 % of people infected. People with lower income (<100 JDs) are more likely to be infected with the disease by 46.9%; stones formation correlates inversely with socio-economic status. The daily amount of water a patient drinks ranges from 1 to 1.5 liters (40.4 % of daily need) leading to high concentration of the nucleus of salts and formation of stones. The weekly average consumption of meat by patients was low (0-2 meals by 64.5%). It is obvious that eating more meat, green leaves, in addition to taking large quantities of milk, eggs, and dairy participate to the increase of calcium and phosphorous in the body leading to the formation of urinary stones that are made up of oxalate or phosphate