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| High Supracostal Access (N = 142) | Subcostal Access (N = 113) | p Value |
| HTN | 78 (55%) | 49 (44%) | 0.07 |
| HLD | 33 (23%) | 22 (19%) | 0.47 |
| DM | 39 (27%) | 20 (18%) | 0.07 |
| CAD | 11 (7.7%) | 8 (7.1%) | >0.99 |
| CHF | 2 (1.4%) | 0 | 0.50 |
| TOBACCO | 41 (29%) | 36 (32%) | 0.61 |
| HYPERCALCEMIA | 1 (0.70%) | 0 | >0.99 |
| RECURRENT UTI | 19 (13%) | 24 (21%) | 0.10 |
| CKD | 16 (11%) | 5 (4.4%) | 0.048 |
| COPD | 6 (4.2%) | 3 (2.6%) | 0.74 |
| HYPOTHYROID | 13 (9.1%) | 20 (18%) | 0.043 |
| SPINA BIFIDA | 5 (3.5%) | 6 (5.3%) | 0.54 |
| URINARY DIVERSION | 7 (4.9%) | 9 (7.9%) | 0.32 |
| Prior PCNL | 25 (18%) | 18 (16%) | 0.72 |