Risk factors for gallstone disease in a hospital-based study.

Abstract:

BACKGROUND:We investigated the risk factors for gallstone disease in Taiwan. METHODS:We retrospectively analyzed medical records of patients receiving periodic health examination at China Medical College Hospital from January to December 2000. A detailed history, physical examination, biochemical measurements, and abdominal ultrasonography were done. RESULTS:The 602 men (58.6%) and 426 women (41.4%) had a mean age of 49.2 +/- 12.8 years (range, 18 to 87). The prevalence of gallstone disease was 7.8% in women and 6.5% in men. After controlling for other covariates, multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that with a reference group aged less than 40 years as a comparison, both men and women aged 65 or older were more likely to have gallstone disease. CONCLUSIONS:Age in both sexes and hepatitis C virus infection in women were found to be risk factors for gallstone disease in our study population.

journal_name

South Med J

journal_title

Southern medical journal

authors

Lai SW,Ng KC

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2002-12-01 00:00:00

pages

1419-23

issue

12

eissn

0038-4348

issn

1541-8243

journal_volume

95

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