Association between diet and gallstones of cholesterol and pigment among patients with cholecystectomy: a case-control study in Korea.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The prevalence of cholesterol gallstones is high in Western populations, while pigment gallstones are common in Asian populations. Dietary factors are suggested to be associated with gallstone risk, but their relationship with gallstone type has not been evaluated. This study investigated the association between diet and risk of cholesterol gallstone or pigment gallstone in a Korean population whose dietary pattern and type of gallstone were changed during the last 30 years.

Methods

Patients with cholesterol (n = 40) and pigment (n = 59) gallstones were recruited after laparoscopic cholecystectomy and were compared with those of age- and sex-matched controls without gallstones (n = 99). Dietary intakes were assessed by trained dietitians using a semi-quantitative

SUBMITTER: Park Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5701373 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature