Recurrence patterns and outcomes of symptomatic gallstone disease in the elderly

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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 7, 2026; 32(21): 117971
Published online Jun 7, 2026. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v32.i21.117971

Table 1 Clinical characteristics by age group, n (%)/median (interquartile range)

Variables	< 80 years (n = 1929)	≥ 80 years (n = 1087)	P value
Age	65.5 (51.3, 73.6)	86.5 (83.3, 90.1)	< 0.001
Gender			< 0.001
Male	1025 (53.1)	453 (41.7)
Female	904 (46.9)	634 (58.3)
Tobacco			< 0.001
Never	917 (60.0)	556 (73.4)
Previous smoking	334 (21.9)	175 (23.1)
Active smoking	277 (18.1)	27 (3.6)
Alcohol			< 0.001
Never	1056 (72.6)	633 (88)
Previous use	78 (5.4)	24 (3.3)
Active use	320 (22.0)	62 (8.6)
Charlson Comorbidity Index	1 (2)	2 (2)	< 0.001
Low (0-1)	1825 (60.5)	470 (43.2)
Medium (2)	515 (17.1)	246 (22.6)
High (≥ 3)	676 (22.4)	371 (34.1)	< 0.001

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Citation: Oyón D, Velamazán R, Arnau A, López-Guillén P, Martínez-Domínguez SJ, Abad Baroja D, Ruiz-Belmonte LM, Tejedor-Tejada J, Zapater R, Martín-Vicente N, Julián Gomara AB, Sastre Lozano V, Manzanares García JJ, Cañamares-Orbis P, García-Rayado G, Millastre Bocos J, Garcia de Paredes AG, Vaamonde Lorenzo M, Izagirre Arostegi A, Sirtl S, de-Madaria E. Recurrence patterns and outcomes of symptomatic gallstone disease in the elderly. World J Gastroenterol 2026; 32(21): 117971
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Oyón D, Velamazán R, Arnau A, López-Guillén P, Martínez-Domínguez SJ, Abad Baroja D, Ruiz-Belmonte LM, Tejedor-Tejada J, Zapater R, Martín-Vicente N, Julián Gomara AB, Sastre Lozano V, Manzanares García JJ, Cañamares-Orbis P, García-Rayado G, Millastre Bocos J, Garcia de Paredes AG, Vaamonde Lorenzo M, Izagirre Arostegi A, Sirtl S, de-Madaria E. Recurrence patterns and outcomes of symptomatic gallstone disease in the elderly. World J Gastroenterol 2026; 32(21): 117971 [DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v32.i21.117971]

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