Original Articles
Copyright ©The Author(s) 1999.
World J Gastroenterol. Feb 15, 1999; 5(1): 31-33
Published online Feb 15, 1999. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v5.i1.31
Table 1 Difference between recurrence and non-recurrence groups
Odds ratioM-H Chi squareP value
Incipient stone1.526.43< 0.05
Sex proportion0.910.310.58
Diet hobby0.666.02< 0.05
Related disease0.850.870.35
Clinical symptom12.51190.97< 0.01
Medical treatment1.709.03< 0.01
Family history1.554.54< 0.05
Mean thickness of gallbladder wall1.952.750.10
Adipose infiltration of liver1.010.000.98
Table 2 Difference between recurrence and non-recurrence groups
RecurrenceNon-recurrenceF testP value
Mean age43.85 ± 11.343.15 ± 11.90.5340.528
Mean weight/height0.387 ± 0.050.380 ± 0.052.7010.097
Mean contraction ratio of gallbladder0.500 ± 0.2640.522 ± 0.2770.1960.663
Mean value of serum insulin0.611 ± 0.3200.753 ± 0.2617.289< 0.01
Mean value of serum TBA5.963 ± 1.8835.00 ± 1.9557.545< 0.01
Table 3 Difference between multiple stones and solitary stone groups
Odds ratioM-H Chi squareP value
Recurrence1.526.43< 0.05
Sex proportion1.080.210.65
Diet hobby1.262.100.15
Related disease0.950.090.76
Medical treatment1.424.35< 0.05
Clinical symptom1.211.380.24
Family history1.080.130.72
Mean thickness of \gallbladder wall0.552.150.14
Adipose infiltration of liver0.910.050.83
Table 4 Difference between multiple stones and solitary stone groups
Multiple stonesSolitary stoneF testP value
Mean age45.52 ± 12.0243.98 ± 11.472.4380.115
Mean weight/height0.382 ± 0.0480.383 ± 0.0520.1080.742
Mean contraction ratio of gallbladder0.538 ± 0.2510.50 ± 0.280.5280.524
Mean value of serum insulin*0.586 ± 0.3310.739 ± 0.2667.526< 0.01
Mean value of serum TBA5.590 ± 1.7885.349 ± 2.0630.3910.540