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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Pediatr.
Sec. Pediatric Urology
Volume 13 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fped.2025.1551046
This article is part of the Research Topic Urinary Lithiasis In Children View all 3 articles
Trend Analysis of Pediatric Urolithiasis Prevalence from 1990 to 2021 in the BRICS
Provisionally accepted
Zhi-Gang Zhang 1 Qing-Cheng Lin 2 Qing-Ying Zhou 1 Nai-Fen Xu 1 Ding-Qin Zheng 1 Qi-Zhuang Pan 1
XINJUN WANG 3
Ran Xu 1*- 1 Department of Urology, Pingyang Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
- 2 Department of Xiaojiang, Pingyang Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
- 3 Department of Urology, Zhongshan Hospital Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian Province, China
The increasing epidemiological trend of pediatric urolithiasis over the past three decades has brought it to the forefront of public health attention. An analysis of the disease burden in Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS) countries, which share common characteristics such as large population base and limited public health resources, will provide an important reference for global public health policy development. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the trend of the prevalence of pediatric urolithiasis in BRICS countries during 1990-2021, which in turn will provide more valuable information for them and the world in the prevention and treatment of pediatric urolithiasis. the burden of pediatric urolithiasis in Brazil is not currently severe, the trend is the fastest deteriorating among the BRICS countries. Finally, China has made significant progress in the prevention and control of pediatric urolithiasis over the past 30 years and is expected to continue this positive trend over the next 15 years.This in-depth analysis based on GBD 2021 provides a fresh perspective on the evolving burden of pediatric urolithiasis in BRICS countries over the last three decades. Our research provides valuable insights for policy makers and health care providers through in-depth analysis and scientific evaluation of the prevalence of pediatric urolithiasis using different statistical models. In addition, BRICS countries should develop targeted prevention strategies for at-risk populations and ensure the availability of effective treatments that are tailored to their national contexts while also reflecting global health trends and evidence.
Keywords: Urolithiasis, Global burden of disease, Joinpoint regression, Age-Period-Cohort analysis, Prevalence
Received: 24 Dec 2024; Accepted: 10 Feb 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Zhang, Lin, Zhou, Xu, Zheng, Pan, WANG and Xu. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence:
Ran Xu, Department of Urology, Pingyang Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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