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This study was focused on The Determinants of Urolithiasis in Adults presenting to outdoor of Mayo Hospital, Lahore. Urolithiasis means stones in the urinary tract which may be of oxalate, phosphate or calcium. Objectives: To identify the frequency of various precipitating factors of urolithiasis and the percentage contributed by each factor in the disease. . Design: Sample study. Place: Lahore. Study Period: 2-3 months. Subjects and Methods: A sample was taken out of a 100 subjects having urinary tract stones presenting to Urology Outdoor, Mayo Hospital, Lahore. Selection methods were discussed to define the criteria for selection of the population. Patients were interviewed through questionnaires. Modern data collection, compilation and analysis techniques were adopted.After describing the demographic characteristics using frequency tables, pie charts and bar charts were prepared for illustration. Results: Out of 100 subjects, urolithiasis was found to be more in people above 35 yrs (64%), mostly common in women (54%) as compared to males (46%). Less water intake (in57% cases), unfiltered/ unboiled drinking water (in 82% cases), high intake of green vegetables/tomatoes (in 40% cases) and urinary tract infections (in 57% cases) were found to be significantly associated with urolithiasis, 69.5% of the males had pre existing Benign Prostate Hyperplasia. 24% of the cases were on diuretics when they developed urolithiasis. Contribution of commonly notorious risk factors like high calcium intake, high protein diet was not found to be significant. 23% of the individuals were taking high calcium supplements.4% of the individuals were on high protein diet. 25% of the individuals had pre existing hypertension. Only 21% of the individuals had co existing gouty arthritis. 13% had pre existing diabetes mellitus. None of them was on drugs like triamterene, indinavir, and sulfadiazine