Prevalence and Associated Metabolic Factors of Gallstone Disease in the Elderly Agricultural and Fishing Population of Taiwan

Prevalence and Associated Metabolic Factors of Gallstone Disease in the Elderly Agricultural and Fishing Population of Taiwan

Purpose. To evaluate sex-related differences in the prevalence of and cardiovascular risk factors related to gallstone disease (GSD) in an elderly agricultural and fishing population of Taipei, Taiwan. Methods. The study sample consisted of 6511 healthy elderly participants (3971 men and 2540 women)...

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Veröffentlicht in:Gastroenterology research and practice 2014-01, Vol.2014 (2014), p.1-7
Hauptverfasser: Shen, Hsi-Che, Hu, Yi-Chun, Chen, Yu-Fen, Tung, Tao-Hsin
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Abdomen
Aged
Body mass index
Cholecystectomy
Crime prevention
Disease
Distribution
Farmers
Fishers (Persons)
Gallbladder
Gallstones
Health aspects
Health care
Hospitals
Hypertension
Mens health
Metabolism
Obesity
Older people
Pathogenesis
Population
Risk factors
Studies
Womens health
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Zusammenfassung:Purpose. To evaluate sex-related differences in the prevalence of and cardiovascular risk factors related to gallstone disease (GSD) in an elderly agricultural and fishing population of Taipei, Taiwan. Methods. The study sample consisted of 6511 healthy elderly participants (3971 men and 2540 women) who were voluntarily admitted to a teaching hospital for a physical checkup in 2010. The participants’ blood samples and real-time ultrasound fatty liver results were collected. Results. The prevalence of GSD in the study population was 13.2%, which increased significantly with population age (P
ISSN:1687-6121
1687-630X
DOI:10.1155/2014/876918