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Nutr."],"abstract":"<jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Background<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Dietary factors, particularly meat and fish intake, may influence kidney stone formation, but evidence in the Chinese population is limited.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To investigate the association between various types of meat and fish consumption and kidney stone prevalence using a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A cross-sectional study was conducted with 830 participants (299 kidney stone patients, 531 controls) using online and hospital-based FFQs. Logistic regression models assessed associations, adjusting for confounders.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Pork intake showed a non-linear association with kidney stone status. Compared with the lowest intake group, the highest pork intake group was associated with higher odds of kidney stones (OR\u202f=\u202f3.321, 95% CI: 1.094\u201310.044), whereas the highest sea fish intake group was associated with lower odds (OR\u202f=\u202f0.331, 95% CI: 0.115\u20130.936). 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