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. 2020 Oct 12;48(10):0300060520959220. doi: 10.1177/0300060520959220

Table 1.

Participant characteristics after case-control matching, stratified among gallbladder diseases.


Gallstone and gallbladder polyp disease

Gallstone disease

Gallbladder polyp disease
Case group (n = 77) Control group (n = 77) P Case group (n = 858) Control group (n = 858) P Case group (n = 2553) Control group (n = 2553) P
Age, years (mean ± standard deviation) 50.5 ± 9.6 50.1 ± 10.1 0.769 54.1 ± 12.6 54 ± 12.9 0.876 46.8 ± 11.9 46.7 ± 12.1 0.943
Sex, female (%) 25 (32.5) 25 (32.5) 1.000 373 (43.5) 373 (43.5) 1.000 842 (33.0) 842 (33.0) 1.000
H. pylori infection 30 (39.0) 33 (42.9) 0.623 398 (46.4) 420 (49.0) 0.288 1214 (47.6) 1157 (45.3) 0.110
Hypertension 19 (24.7) 10 (13.0) 0.064 269 (31.4) 217 (25.3) 0.005 570 (22.3) 484 (19.0) 0.003
Diabetes 2 (2.6) 5 (6.5) 0.246 55 (6.4) 49 (5.7) 0.544 74 (2.9) 78 (3.1) 0.742
Body mass index (kg/m2) 24.1 ± 2.9 22.8 ± 2.8 <0.001 25 ± 3.2 23.3 ± 3.1 <0.001 24.3 ± 3 22.2 ± 3.1 <0.001
 Underweight 1 (1.3) 1 (1.3) 1.000 13 (1.5) 13 (1.5) 1.000 59 (2.3) 59 (2.3) 1.000
 Normal weight 38 (49.4) 38 (49.4) 331 (38.6) 331 (38.6) 1192 (46.7) 1192 (46.7)
 Overweight 31 (40.3) 31 (40.3) 373 (43.5) 373 (43.5) 1038 (40.7) 1038 (40.7)
 Obesity 7 (9.1) 7 (9.1) 141 (16.4) 141 (16.4) 264 (10.3) 264 (10.3)
Total bilirubin (µmol/L) 13.1 ± 4.0 14.4 ± 6.7 0.134 14.4 ± 6.3 14.4 ± 5.9 0.793 14.4 ± 5.9 14.5 ± 5.8 0.711
Direct bilirubin (µmol/L) 3.8 ± 1.2 4.3 ± 2.1 0.069 4.2 ± 2.0 4.2 ± 1.8 0.948 4.2 ± 1.7 4.3 ± 1.7 0.559
Indirect bilirubin (µmol/L) 9.3 ± 3.1 10.1 ± 5.0 0.211 10.2 ± 4.6 10.2 ± 4.4 0.743 10.2 ± 4.4 10.2 ± 4.3 0.791
Total bile acid (µmol/L) 4.9 ± 4.7 3.6 ± 2.4 0.130 4.9 ± 5.0 4.5 ± 3.3 0.214 4.7 ± 6.7 4.5 ± 4.1 0.410
Alanine aminotransferase (U/L) 25.3 ± 16.8 26.7 ± 36.5 0.760 26.7 ± 23.4 23.1 ± 19.3 0.001 25.1 ± 23.3 22.7 ± 17.6 <0.001
Aspartate aminotransferase (U/L) 22.7 ± 7.9 24.2 ± 17.2 0.498 24.8 ± 13.1 24.1 ± 11.9 0.258 23.3 ± 14.1 23.1 ± 9.4 0.494
Alkaline phosphatase (U/L) 30.8 ± 24.0 35.1 ± 57.6 0.540 36.6 ± 34 31.8 ± 36.8 0.005 32.2 ± 31.6 30.9 ± 37 0.188
Triglyceride (mmol/L) 1.8 ± 1.0 1.8 ± 1.6 0.998 2.0 ± 1.7 1.7 ± 1.9 0.007 1.8 ± 1.7 1.6 ± 1.4 <0.001
Total cholesterol (mmol/L) 5.1 ± 0.9 5.1 ± 1.1 0.998 5.1 ± 1.0 5.1 ± 1.0 0.383 5.0 ± 1.0 5.0 ± 0.9 0.642
High-density lipoprotein (mmol/L) 1.4 ± 0.3 1.4 ± 0.3 0.533 1.4 ± 0.3 1.5 ± 0.3 <0.001 1.4 ± 0.3 1.5 ± 0.3 <0.001
Low-density lipoprotein (mmol/L) 2.8 ± 0.7 2.7 ± 0.8 0.824 2.7 ± 0.7 2.6 ± 0.7 0.167 2.6 ± 0.7 2.6 ± 0.7 0.005
Leukocyte count (*109/L) 6.6 ± 1.5 6.4 ± 1.6 0.376 6.5 ± 2.1 6.1 ± 1.6 <0.001 6.3 ± 1.6 6.2 ± 1.6 0.014
Neutrophil granulocyte count (*109/L) 3.9 ± 1.2 3.7 ± 1.3 0.289 3.8 ± 1.3 3.6 ± 1.2 <0.001 3.7 ± 1.2 3.6 ± 1.2 0.015
Platelet count (*109/L) 242.5 ± 56.1 238.6 ± 51.6 0.649 232.5 ± 55.8 228.8 ± 54.7 0.174 237.3 ± 53.1 233.9 ± 51.9 0.022
Hemoglobin (g/L) 147.8 ± 17.8 146.6 ± 13.2 0.631 143.8 ± 15.2 142.5 ± 15.1 0.076 146.3 ± 15.5 145.4 ± 15.1 0.036

Data are shown as n (%), except where otherwise indicated