Estimating global prevalence of gallbladder stones in general population from 2000 to 2024: systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Gallbladder stones (GS), is one of the most common and costly of all the gastrointestinal diseases. However, global prevalence estimates of GS remain heterogeneous due to methodological variations across studies, and consensus on risk factor hierarchies is still evolving. Therefore, we performed current study in order to estimate the global prevalence of GS.

Materials and methods

The quality of included studies was assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. Data were analysed via the DerSimonian-Laird random-effects model with Logit transformations, and sensitivity analysis was performed using a 'Leave-one-out' approach.

Results

Of 18,277 identified records, 139 studies were included in the final analysis. The overall global prevalence of GS in the g

SUBMITTER: Ning Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12517418 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature