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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 21, 2013; 19(27): 4393-4399
Published online Jul 21, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i27.4393
Table 3 Characteristics of the 9828 remaining subjects with and without polypoid lesions of the gallbladders
VariablesWith PLG (n = 777)Without PLG (n = 9051)P value
Age (yr), ≥ 30/< 30754/238414/637< 0.001
Sex, male/female620/1576332/2719< 0.001
Smoking245 (32.7)2487 (27.5)  0.002
HBsAg positive96 (12.4)842 (9.3)  0.005
Alcohol consumption166 (21.4)1686 (18.4)  0.061
History of hypertension140 (18.0)1615 (17.8)  0.903
History of diabetes27 (3.5)428 (4.7)  0.110
Body mass index (kg/m2)23.2 ± 2.823.0 ± 3.0  0.384
Waist circumference (cm)80.3 ± 8.480.0 ± 9.2  0.472
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)122.0 ± 14.8122.2 ± 15.4  0.655
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)77.7 ± 10.077.7 ± 9.9  0.992
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)5.2 ± 1.05.3 ± 1.0  0.128
LDL cholesterol (mmol/L)3.1 ± 0.83.1 ± 0.8  0.475
HDL cholesterol (mmol/L)1.4 ± 0.41.5 ± 0.4  0.119
Triglycerides (mmol/L)1.4 ± 1.01.5 ± 1.1  0.490
Fasting blood glucose (mmol/L)4.8 ± 0.84.8 ± 0.8  0.773
Uric acid (μmol/L)339.0 ± 77.1336.3 ± 84.5  0.398