Table 1 showing comparison of basic demographic, clinical and ultrasonographic details of two population
From: Risk factors of gallbladder cancer in Karachi-a case-control study
Variable | Cases n = 60 (%) | Controls n = 120 (%) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||
Male | 20(33.33) | 26(21.6) | 0.104 |
Female | 40(66.66) | 94(78.1) | |
Age more than 55 years | 42(68) | 29(24) | 0.0001 |
BMI more than 23 Kg/m2 | 46(77) | 94(78) | 0.78 |
Parity of more than 5 | 41(69) | 51(43) | 0.005 |
History of Hypertension | 16(26) | 28(23.3) | 0.826 |
History of Diabetes | 13(21.6) | 17(14.1) | 0.726 |
History of typhoid | nil | 1 | 0.000* |
Oral contraceptive pills use | nil | 18)15) | 0.000* |
History of smoking | 8(13.3) | 4(3) | 0.123 |
History of alcohol | 2(3) | 9(7) | 0.000* |
Stone characteristics | |||
Solitary stones | 22(37) | 18(15) | 0.005 |
Size more than 1 cm | 36(59) | 41(35) | 0.015 |
Mean stone size in cm | 1.9 | 0.6 | |
Median of stone size in cm | 2.1 | 0.8 |