A STUDY ON SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF ASHMARI VIS-A-VIS UROLITHIASIS PATIENTS IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL

Anil Kumar; Ajay Kumar; Vishal Khanna

Anil Kumar Consultant Surgeon, Global Medical Centre, Lucknow
Ajay Kumar Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, KG Medical University, Lucknow
Vishal Khanna Lecturer, Government Ayurvedic Medical College, Jammu

Keywords: Mutrashmari, Ashmari, Urolithiasis, Demographic Profile.

Abstract

Objective: To assess the socio-demographic profile of Ashmari vis-Ã -vis Urolithiasis patients in a tertiary care hospital.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study. Patients suffering from silent features of Mutrashmari described in Ayurvedic and Modern texts attending the O.P.D. and I.P.D. of a tertiary care hospital were selected (age 21-60 years) for the study. The diagnosis was made by radiological (plain X-ray, intravenous urography) and sonological (ultrasonography).

Results: More than one third of Ashmari patients were between 31-40 years (40%). More than half of Ashmari patients were males (53.3%). Desk work occupation was most common (36.7%). More than half of Ashmari patients were educated high school & above (63.3%). Majority of Ashmari patients were married (83.3%) and belonged to above poverty line (96.7%). Majority of Ashmari patients took routine food (80%) and were mixed type of diet (70%). Fluid intake was <3 liters per day among majority of Ashmari patients (73.3%).

Conclusion: Males formed the majority of patient with Ashmari/urolithiasis with commonest age group of 31-40 years. Larger studies are however recommended to confirm this observation.