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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 28, 2008; 14(44): 6831-6834
Published online Nov 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.6831
Table 1 Clinical and laboratory characteristics of patients with gallbladder polyps (mean ± SD)
Histologic findingCholesterol polypNon cholesterol polypP-value
Age (yr)40.98 ± 9.4148.39 ±16.87< 0.05
Sex (male/female)25/1612/6 0.677
Height (m)1.6703 ± 0.091.65 ± 0.07 0.595
Weight (kg)69.39 ± 13.2664.85 ± 10.73 0.207
Cholelithiasis(case)32 0.63
BMI (kg/m2)24.83 ± 2.9223.80 ± 3.23 0.245
Fasting glucose (mg/dL)97.05 ± 21.7696.94 ± 15.0 0.985
Insulin (μIU/mL)10.54 ± 3.639.47 ± 2.71 0.412
Homa-IR1.49 ± 1.851.26 ± 1.35 0.64
HbA1c (%)5.58 ± 0.745.41 ± 0.23 0.553
US size (mm)9.95 ± 2.3111.94 ± 4.02< 0.05
CT size (mm)6.77 ± 2.659.78 ± 5.19< 0.05
Pathology size (mm)4.83 ± 2.9711.06 ± 5.11< 0.01