Is the Prevalence of Gallbladder Polyp Different between Vegetarians and General Population?.
10.4166/kjg.2015.66.5.268
- Author:
Hee Bum JO
1
;
Jun Kyu LEE
;
Min Young CHOI
;
In Woong HAN
;
Han Seok CHOI
;
Hyoun Woo KANG
;
Jae Hak KIM
;
Yun Jeong LIM
;
Moon Soo KOH
;
Jin Ho LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, Korea. jeromee1971@yahoo.co.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Gallbladder polyp;
Vegetarian diet;
Metabolic syndrome;
Risk factors
- MeSH:
Adult;
Age Factors;
Aged;
Body Mass Index;
Cross-Sectional Studies;
Female;
Gallbladder Diseases/diagnosis/*epidemiology;
Humans;
Logistic Models;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Odds Ratio;
Polyps/*epidemiology/pathology;
Prevalence;
Retrospective Studies;
Risk Factors;
Sex Factors;
Vegetarians
- From:The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
2015;66(5):268-273
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Gallbladder polyps (GBP) are a common clinical finding that can express malignant potential. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether vegetarianism protects against GBP, together with other putative risk factors. METHODS: A retrospective, cross-sectional study was conducted with subjects who received a health check-up from July 2005 to December 2011. Korean Buddhist priests, who are obligatory vegetarians by religious belief, were identified as vegetarians (vegetarian group) and compared with a non-vegetarian control group sampled from those coming for health check-ups at the same institution. RESULTS: Out of 18,483 subjects, GBP were found in 810 (4.4%). Although GBP tended to be less common in the vegetarian group (23 [3.5%] out of 666) than in control group (787 [4.4%] out of 17,817), the difference was insignificant statistically (p=0.233). By logistic regression, old age (OR=1.61, 95% CI=1.19-2.26 for 30-39 years; OR=1.47, 95% CI=1.08-1.98 for 40-49 years), male gender (OR=1.51, 95% CI=1.31-1.75), high BMI (OR=1.18, 95% CI=1.00-1.39 for > or =23.0 kg/m2 and <25.0 kg/m2) and HBsAg positivity (OR=1.53, 95% CI=1.19-1.98) were independent risk factors of GBP. CONCLUSIONS: GBP was significantly associated with old age, male gender, high BMI and HBsAg positivity, but not with vegetarianism.
