Prevalence and Risk Factors of Gallbladder Polyp in Adults Living in Daegu and Gyeongbuk Provinces.
- Author:
Seong Yeol KIM
1
;
Hong Sug LEE
;
Yeong Seok LEE
;
Kang Wook CHUNG
;
Byoung Kuk JANG
;
Woo Jin CHUNG
;
Kyung Sik PARK
;
Kwang Bum CHO
;
Jae Seok HWANG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. seenae99@dsmc.or.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article ; English Abstract
- Keywords:
Gallbladder polyps;
Prevalence;
Risk factors
- MeSH:
Adult;
Aged;
Aged, 80 and over;
Female;
Gallbladder Diseases/*epidemiology/ultrasonography;
Humans;
Korea/epidemiology;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Polyps/*epidemiology/ultrasonography;
Prevalence;
Retrospective Studies;
Risk Factors
- From:The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
2006;48(5):344-350
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Although there are various reports on the prevalence of gallbladder (GB) polyp according to the race or area, there is no report on Daegu and Gyeongbuk provinces. Therefore, we investigated the prevalence and related risk factors of GB polyp in health screening population of Daegu and Gyeongbuk provinces. METHODS: Of 28,911 adult health screening examinees from January 1997 to May 2003, age and gender-matched 8,008 (3,896 men, 4,112 women) were randomly selected to evaluate the prevalence. Independent risk factors were analyzed by comparing various variables between the GB polyp positive and negative groups. RESULTS: The prevalence of GB polyp was 2.2% (175/8,008). Those were 2.7% (104/3,896) among men and 1.7% (71/4,112) among women. Independent risk factors related with GB polyp were male gender (OR 1.434, p<0.001), obesity (OR 1.237, p=0.024), and hepatitis B carrier (OR 1.888, p<0.001) CONCLUSIONS: Prevalence of GB polyp in Daegu and Gyeongbuk provinces is 2.2%. Male, obesity, and hepatitis B carrier may be the risk factors related with GB polyp in this region.
