Brief Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 21, 2012; 18(31): 4215-4220
Published online Aug 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i31.4215
Table 2 Association of metabolic syndrome with human gallstone n (%)
MetS statusGallstone status
OR (95% CI)Pvalues
CasesControls
Male
Non-MetS343 (11.6)2600 (88.4)0.0030
MetS310 (15.2)1725 (84.8)1.29 (1.09-1.52)
Female
Non-MetS169 (8.4)1852 (91.6)0.0004
MetS96 (16.8)475 (82.2)1.68 (1.26-2.25)
Total
Non-MetS512 (10.3)4452 (89.7)< 0.0001
MetS406 (15.6)2200 (84.4)1.42 (1.23-1.64)