Natural history of asymptomatic gallbladder stones in clinic without beds: A long-term prognosis over 10 years

Table 3 Comparison of the groups with and without biliary complications

Characteristic	No symptom, n = 214	Biliary event, n = 23	P value
Male	108	15	0.1951
Female	106	8	0.1951
Gallstone
Number ≤ 2	3	20	< 0.0010
Diameter < 10 mm	3	20	< 0.0010
UDCA	66	2	0.0277
Hypertension	115	10	0.6653
Hyperlipidemia	108	11	0.8293
Diabetes mellitus	102	8	0.5078
Cerebrovascular disease	36	6	0.1111
Chronic respiratory disease	33	4	0.5384
Cardiac disease	26	2	1.0000
Chronic liver disease	32	3	1.0000
Chronic renal disease	36	6	0.1111
Malignant disease	9	1	1.0000

UDCA: Ursodeoxycholic acid.