Postmortem study of the prevalence of gallstones in Athens.
The prevalence of gallstones in Athens in 1973 was studied in an autopsy survey that covered 1,448 subjects of all ages and both sexes. Gallstones were found in 5.2% of all subjects and in 6.2% of subjects older than 40 years. The prevalence was higher in females and considerably higher in persons who died from cirrhosis of the liver or from ischaemic heart disease.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006115:Greece; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors