Table 1.
Distribution of disease type in HA and MLA groups, n (%).
| Type of disease | HA group | MLA group | χ2/Fisher | P value |
| Gallbladder stones | 51 (33.1) | 229 (39.1) | 0.293 | >.05∗ |
| CBD stones | 30 (19.5) | 87 (14.8) | 4.792 | <.05∗ |
| Hepatolithiasis | 1 (0.7) | 3 (0.5) | - | >.05† |
| Chronic cholecystitis | 3 (2.0) | 36 (6.1) | 3.546 | >.05∗ |
| Acute cholecystitis | 47 (30.5) | 168 (28.7) | 2.512 | >.05∗ |
| Gallbladder polyps | 2 (1.3) | 13 (2.2) | 0.052 | >.05∗ |
| Acute cholangitis | 9 (5.8) | 17 (2.9) | 3.424 | >.05∗ |
| Biliary pancreatitis | 6 (3.9) | 10 (1.7) | 2.587 | >.05∗ |
| Biliary tract tumors | 5 (3.2) | 15 (2.6) | 0.174 | >.05∗ |
| Gallbladder carcinoma | 0 (0.0) | 8 (1.4) | 0.855 | >.05∗ |
| Total | 154 (100) | 586 (100) |