TY - JOUR
T1 - Coronary risk factors and clinical gallbladder disease
T2 - An approach to the prevention of gallstones?
AU - Diehl, A. K.
AU - Haffner, S. M.
AU - Hazuda, H. P.
AU - Stern, M. O.
PY - 1987
Y1 - 1987
N2 - We examined the relationship of 'coronary' risk factors to clinical gallbladder disease prevalence in a cross-sectional survey. Persons with hypercholesterolemia, hypertriglyceridemia, or low high-density-lipoprotein cholesterol levels had elevated risks for clinical gallbladder disease. Smokers of 20 pack-years or more and infrequent users of alcohol had increased risks, as did persons with hypertension or diabetes mellitus. After adjusting for age, body mass index, ethnicity, and the coronary variables, relationships persisted for diabetes in women (OR = 0.3). The proportion of gallbladder disease related to all coronary risk factors was estimated to be 52 per cent.
AB - We examined the relationship of 'coronary' risk factors to clinical gallbladder disease prevalence in a cross-sectional survey. Persons with hypercholesterolemia, hypertriglyceridemia, or low high-density-lipoprotein cholesterol levels had elevated risks for clinical gallbladder disease. Smokers of 20 pack-years or more and infrequent users of alcohol had increased risks, as did persons with hypertension or diabetes mellitus. After adjusting for age, body mass index, ethnicity, and the coronary variables, relationships persisted for diabetes in women (OR = 0.3). The proportion of gallbladder disease related to all coronary risk factors was estimated to be 52 per cent.
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U2 - 10.2105/AJPH.77.7.841
DO - 10.2105/AJPH.77.7.841
M3 - Article
C2 - 3496013
AN - SCOPUS:0023184858
SN - 0090-0036
VL - 77
SP - 841
EP - 845
JO - American Journal of Public Health
JF - American Journal of Public Health
IS - 7
ER -