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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 21, 2009; 15(15): 1886-1891
Published online Apr 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.1886
Table 3 Prevalence of metabolic disorders in the subjects with and without gallstone disease n (%)
Metabolic disordersGallstone diseaseNo gallstone diseaseχ2P
Obesity103/384 (26.8)629/3189 (19.7)10.6030.001
Hypertension115/384 (29.9)525/3189 (16.5)42.387< 0.001
Diabetes mellitus29/384 (7.6)67/3189 (2.1)40.550< 0.001
Hypertriglyceridemia178/384 (46.4)950/3189 (29.8)43.529< 0.001
Low HDL-C26/384 (6.8)107/3189 (3.4)11.1570.001
Hypercholesterolemia41/384 (10.7)209/3189 (6.6)8.9540.003