Prevalence of and risk factors for gallstones in Uighur and Han Chinese

Table 3 Analysis of general data in gallstone group and controls based on different ethnic groups

		Age	BMI	Fatty liver	Debates	Hypertension	TG	TC	LDL	HDL
Sum(9455)	GST (1240)	54.65 ± 12.98	26.41 ± 3.64	46.13%	7.74%	33.55%	2.02 ± 1.35	4.89 ± 0.90	2.79 ± 0.76	1.28 ± 0.31
	Control group (8215)	44.21 ± 12.57	24.77 ± 3.62	34.16%	3.70%	24.25%	1.79 ± 1.52	4.84 ± 1.02	2.81 ± 1.57	1.34 ± 0.41
	χ2 or t	27.14	14.87	67.25	43.43	49.09	5.05	1.70	0.53	4.50
	P	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.09	0.59	0.00
Han(8213)	GST (956)	55.07 ± 13.65	26.00 ± 3.53	44.35%	8.37%	35.15%	2.03 ± 1.21	4.84 ± 0.86	2.72 ± 0.75	1.29 ± 0.33
	Control group (7257)	44.21 ± 12.69	24.60 ± 3.42	33.82%	3.47%	24.75%	1.80 ± 1.53	4.84 ± 1.00	2.80 ± 1.64	1.34 ± 0.42
	χ2 or t	23.31	11.84	41.19	52.20	47.52	4.53	0.03	1.49	3.99
	P	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.97	0.14	0.00
Uighur(1242)	GST (284)	53.23 ± 10.29	27.80 ± 3.68	47.89%	5.63%	28.17%	2.00 ± 1.76	5.05 ± 1.00	3.01 ± 0.77	1.26 ± 0.24
	Control group (958)	44.18 ± 11.67	26.09 ± 4.62	36.74%	5.43%	20.46%	1.77 ± 1.42	4.86 ± 1.09	2.89 ± 0.88	1.29 ± 0.37
	χ2 or t	12.60	6.49	11.41	0.02	7.53	2.29	2.70	1.30	2.40
	P	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.89	0.01	0.02	0.01	0.20	0.03

BMI: Body-mass index; TG: Triglycerides; TC: Total cholesterol; LDL: Low-density lipoprotein; HDL: High-density lipoprotein; GST: Gallstone.