A Pilot Study of Diet and Gallstone Formation in Young Saudi Women

A Pilot Study of Diet and Gallstone Formation in Young Saudi Women

The diet of 100 younger than 40 years Saudi females; 50 cases with gallstones and 50 control mean age and SD 30.2 (6.1) and 29.7 (6.4) years respectively, was studied by taking a qualitative dietary history. There was no significant difference between the dietary intake of the 2 groups with regard t...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the Royal Society of Health 1993-04, Vol.113 (2), p.57-59
Hauptverfasser: Abdelmonim Fadlalla Ahmed, Ali Karar Osman, Arwa Bashir Bustami, Aldirwish, Salih, Bashir, Shaista
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Case-Control Studies
Cholelithiasis - etiology
Diet - adverse effects
Female
Humans
Pilot Projects
Risk Factors
Saudi Arabia
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Zusammenfassung:The diet of 100 younger than 40 years Saudi females; 50 cases with gallstones and 50 control mean age and SD 30.2 (6.1) and 29.7 (6.4) years respectively, was studied by taking a qualitative dietary history. There was no significant difference between the dietary intake of the 2 groups with regard to cholesterol-rich food and animal fat-rich foods, high fibre foods and the consumption of fast food. However, dates, 'kabsah', 'modabi' and cheese were consumed significantly more by cases (P-value
ISSN:0264-0325
1466-4240
DOI:10.1177/146642409311300202