title: Postmortem study of the prevalence of gallstones in Athens.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: 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