Chen P, Wang BS, He LQ. Multifactorial analysis of recurrence of cholecystolithiasis in Shanghai area. World J Gastroenterol 1999; 5(1): 31-33 [PMID: 11819380 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v5.i1.31]
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Professor Bing-Sheng Wang, Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Shanghai Medical University, Shanghai 200032, China
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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 15, 1999; 5(1): 31-33 Published online Feb 15, 1999. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v5.i1.31
Table 1 Difference between recurrence and non-recurrence groups
Odds ratio
M-H Chi square
P value
Incipient stone
1.52
6.43
< 0.05
Sex proportion
0.91
0.31
0.58
Diet hobby
0.66
6.02
< 0.05
Related disease
0.85
0.87
0.35
Clinical symptom
12.51
190.97
< 0.01
Medical treatment
1.70
9.03
< 0.01
Family history
1.55
4.54
< 0.05
Mean thickness of gallbladder wall
1.95
2.75
0.10
Adipose infiltration of liver
1.01
0.00
0.98
Table 2 Difference between recurrence and non-recurrence groups
Recurrence
Non-recurrence
F test
P value
Mean age
43.85 ± 11.3
43.15 ± 11.9
0.534
0.528
Mean weight/height
0.387 ± 0.05
0.380 ± 0.05
2.701
0.097
Mean contraction ratio of gallbladder
0.500 ± 0.264
0.522 ± 0.277
0.196
0.663
Mean value of serum insulin
0.611 ± 0.320
0.753 ± 0.261
7.289
< 0.01
Mean value of serum TBA
5.963 ± 1.883
5.00 ± 1.955
7.545
< 0.01
Table 3 Difference between multiple stones and solitary stone groups
Odds ratio
M-H Chi square
P value
Recurrence
1.52
6.43
< 0.05
Sex proportion
1.08
0.21
0.65
Diet hobby
1.26
2.10
0.15
Related disease
0.95
0.09
0.76
Medical treatment
1.42
4.35
< 0.05
Clinical symptom
1.21
1.38
0.24
Family history
1.08
0.13
0.72
Mean thickness of \gallbladder wall
0.55
2.15
0.14
Adipose infiltration of liver
0.91
0.05
0.83
Table 4 Difference between multiple stones and solitary stone groups
Multiple stones
Solitary stone
F test
P value
Mean age
45.52 ± 12.02
43.98 ± 11.47
2.438
0.115
Mean weight/height
0.382 ± 0.048
0.383 ± 0.052
0.108
0.742
Mean contraction ratio of gallbladder
0.538 ± 0.251
0.50 ± 0.28
0.528
0.524
Mean value of serum insulin*
0.586 ± 0.331
0.739 ± 0.266
7.526
< 0.01
Mean value of serum TBA
5.590 ± 1.788
5.349 ± 2.063
0.391
0.540
Citation: Chen P, Wang BS, He LQ. Multifactorial analysis of recurrence of cholecystolithiasis in Shanghai area. World J Gastroenterol 1999; 5(1): 31-33