title: Gallstones and previous cholecystectomy in 77- to 78-year-old women in an urban population in Sweden.
abstract: A randomly selected sample of 120 women, born in 1906-1907 and living in the city of Gothenburg, were invited to an ultrasound examination for gallstone disease. One hundred and nine subjects participated in the study, and among these, 24% gave a history of a previous cholecystectomy, 27% had gallstones, and 49% had no stones in the gallbladder. Among the women with stones in the gallbladder only 35% had associated symptoms. The design of the study enabled a comparison among women with no stones in the gallbladder, with gallstones, and with a previous cholecystectomy. Women with gallstones, previous or present, had a higher body weight, body mass index, skinfold thickness, and serum triglyceride level than subjects without gallstones.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Geriatrics, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mellström
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Asztély
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Svanvik
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001835:Body Weight; D002763:Cholecystectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D011897:Random Allocation; D013548:Sweden; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014505:Urban Population
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids