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Copyright ©2009 The WJG Press and Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Nov 14, 2009; 15(42): 5274-5278
Published online Nov 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.5274
Table 2 Gallbladder diseases associated with DM: univariate and multivariate analysis
VariablesUnadjusted OR (95% CI)P valueAdjusted OR (95% CI)P value
Age > 50 yr1.51 (1.49-1.54)< 0.0011.56 (1.54-1.580)< 0.001
Gender M1.18 (1.15-1.22)< 0.0010.80 (0.75-0.85)NS
Race W0.86 (0.85-0.87)NS0.75 (0.69-0.79)NS
Smoking1.16 (1.14-1.19)< 0.0010.86 (0.84-0.88)NS
Obesity2.30 (1.70-3.10)< 0.0012.52 (2.47-2.58)< 0.001
Gallbladder cancer2.01 (1.47-2.76)< 0.0012.20 (1.56-3.00)< 0.001
Extrahepatic biliary cancer1.81 (1.44-2.27)< 0.0012.10 (1.61-2.53)< 0.001
Cholelithiasis1.66 (1.62-1.70)< 0.0011.81 (1.77-1.85)< 0.001
Choledocholithiasis1.52 (1.44-1.62)< 0.0011.47 (1.43-1.50)< 0.001
Cholecystitis1.97 (1.87-2.08)< 0.0012.25 (2.02-2.52)< 0.001
Sclerosing cholangitis1.93 (1.78-2.10)< 0.0012.37 (1.76-3.12)< 0.001
Other biliary diseases1.99 (1.90-2.09)< 0.0012.10 (1.86-2.36)< 0.001