Comparison of the Effect of Hydroalcholic Extract of Alhagi maurorum and Hydrochlorothiazide on Excretion of 4–10 mm Kidney and Ureteral Stones in Adults: A Randomized Prospective Study

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of the patients in the hydrochlorothiazide and Alhagi extract groups before treatment.

Treatment group variables	Alhagi (intervention)	Hydrochlorothiazide (control)	value
Mean age (years)	45.1 ± 12.77	46.17 ± 14.42	0.73
Sex (female/male)	22/18	23/13	0.29
Mean number of stones	2.45 ± 1.48	2.03 ± 1.54	0.229
Mean size of stones (mil)	13.3 ± 9.163	10.79 ± 6.82	0.178
Mean blood urea (mg/dl)	19.25 ± 2.80	19.61 ± 2.86	0.878
Mean serum creatinine (mg/dl)	0.98 ± 0.18	0.95 ± 0.18	0.393

Independent sample t-test was used for analysis.