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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 28, 2006; 12(8): 1281-1286
Published online Feb 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i8.1281
Table 1 Prevalence of each type of gallstone disease among 2386 Chinese subjects
VariableGallstone disease
TotalscreenednumberSingle stoneprevalencenumber(%)Multiple stonesprevalencenumber(%)Cholecystectomyprevalencenumber(%)
Gender
Male123521(1.7)21(1.7)17(1.4)
Female115119(1.7)34(3.0)14(1.2)
P-value for χ2-test0.950.040.76
Age
<407454(0.5)5(0.7)2(0.3)
40-497236(0.8)7(1.0)6(0.8)
50-5950411(2.2)21(4.2)8(1.6)
60-692527(2.8)17(6.8)6(2.4)
70+16212(7.4)5(3.1)9(5.6)
P-value for Cochran-Armitage trend test<0.0001<0.0001<0.0001
Total238640(1.7)55(2.3)31(1.3)