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. 2013 Oct 3;8(10):e76448. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0076448

Table 1. Baseline characteristics of patients by gallstone disease status.

Characteristic Gallstone Disease
P value
No (n=27924)
Yes (n=6981)
n (%)
n (%)
Gender
1.00
Male 12228 (43.8)
3057 (43.8)
Female 15696 (56.2)
3924 (56.2)
Age (years)
 18-30 3068 (11.0) 767 (11.0) 1.00
 31-40 5512 (19.7) 1378 (19.7)
 41-50 7416 (26.6) 1854 (26.6)
 51-60 6135 (22.0) 1533 (22.0)
>60 5793 (20.8) 1449 (20.8)
Peripheral vascular disease 0.21
Yes 200 (0.7) 60 (0.9)
No 27724 (99.3) 6921 (99.1)
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease <0.0001
Yes 3663 (13.1) 1359 (19.5)
No 24261 (86.9) 5622 (80.5)
Diabetes mellitus <0.0001
Yes 2219 (8.0) 917 (13.1)
No 25705 (92.0) 6064 (86.9)
Hyperlipidemia <0.0001
Yes 2878 (10.3) 1211 (17.4)
No 25046 (89.7) 5770 (82.6)
Hypertension <0.0001
Yes 4672 (16.7) 1526 (21.9)
No 23252 (83.3) 5455 (78.1)
Alcoholism <0.0001
Yes 59 (0.2) 51 (0.7)
No 27865 (99.8) 6930 (99.3)
Chronic Liver Disease <0.0001
Yes 3402 (12.2) 2463 (35.3)
No 24522 (87.2%) 4518 (64.7)
Anemia 0.008
Yes 59 (0.2) 27 (0.4)
No 27865 (99.8) 6954 (99.6)