Age, gender, geographic and clinical differences for gallstones in China: a nationwide study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The etiology of gallstones at different anatomical locations may be varied. However, it has not been well studied about the prevalence of gallstones by anatomical locations and their associated factors in China.

Methods

We used the data set from preventive health screening centers covering all provinces in mainland China except for Tibet, and a total of 10,937,993 adults were included, who received abdominal ultrasonography in 2017. We analyzed the prevalence of gallstones classified by anatomical locations, including gallbladder (GB) stones, intrahepatic bile duct (IHD) stones, and extrahepatic bile duct (EHD) stones. Further, their associated factors were investigated using a logistic regression model with body mass index (BMI), fasting glucose, total triglyceri

SUBMITTER: Song Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9358507 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature