Dr Samarth Agarwal - Gold medalist urologist and urosurgeon

Can kidney problems cause high blood pressure?

According to Rahman, I. A. et al.’s (2021) systematic review and Bayesian meta-analysis titled “Association between metabolic syndrome components and the risk of developing nephrolithiasis,” they discovered a significant association between hypertension and the development of nephrolithiasis (kidney stones). Their meta-analysis showed a pooled odds ratio (OR) of 1.613 (95% CI: 1.213–2.169) for hypertension and nephrolithiasis, implying that individuals with hypertension have an elevated risk of developing kidney stones.