Attili AF, Santis AD, Attili F, Roda E, Festi D, Carulli N. Prevalence of gallstone disease in first-degree relatives of patients with cholelithiasis. World J Gastroenterol 2005; 11(41): 6508-6511 [PMID: 16425424 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i41.6508]
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Adolfo Francesco Attili, GI Unit, Department of Clinical Medicine, Policlinico Umberto I, Rome 00185 , Italy. adolfo.attili@uniroma1.it
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Table 4 Prevalence of GD and levels of the most important risk factors for gallstones in husbands and wives of subjects with or without gallstones
Husbands and wives of
Cases
Controls
P
n =63
n =62
Males/females
40/23
39/23
NS
Age (yr); mean (CI)
50.2 (48.8-51.4)
50.6 (48.9-51.7)
NS
BMI ; mean (CI)
25.9 (24.9-26.6)
26.0 (24.9-27.0)
NS
No. of pregnancies (female);
1.5 (1.0-2.2)
1.6 (0.8-2.1)
NS
mean (CI)
Diabetes (%)
4.8
3.2
NS
GD (%)
9.5
11.2
NS
Citation: Attili AF, Santis AD, Attili F, Roda E, Festi D, Carulli N. Prevalence of gallstone disease in first-degree relatives of patients with cholelithiasis. World J Gastroenterol 2005; 11(41): 6508-6511