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http://dx.doi.org/10.9708/jksci.2022.27.03.119

Comparisons of the prevalence and analysis of risk factors affecting gallstone disease on Jeju Island  

Kwon, Oh-Sung (Dept. of Medical Information, Jeju National University Hospital)
Kim, Young-Kyu (Dept. of Surgery, Jeju National University School of Medicine)
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Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information / v.27, no.3, 2022 , pp. 119-126 More about this Journal
Abstract
The reported risk factors for gallstone disease (GD) are old age, female sex, obesity, metabolic syndrome and migrants. Many younger adults tend to live in Jeju City, where transportations are convenient and commercial activities are active. Whereas, older people tend to live in Seogwipo City, because they engaged in fisheries and agriculture. Rates of migrants and old age could affect the prevalence of GD among residents in two regions. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to compare the GD prevalence and analyze risk factors affecting GD including residencies. A total of 13,050 subjects who visited a single health medical check-up center on Jeju Island between 2012 and 2019 were included. We performed univariate and multivariate analysis to identify risk factors for GD. The prevalence of GD among residents were 5.7% in Jeju City and 5.8% in Seogwipo City, respectively. Multivariate analysis revealed that age (P=0.008), body mass index (P=0.044), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (P=0.006) and gamma-glutamyl transferase (P=0.013) were independent factors affecting GD. The old age, mean higher body mass index, gamma-glutamyl transferase and mean lower high-density lipoprotein cholesterol were independent risk factors affecting GD. However, residencies did not affect the prevalence of GD.
Keywords
Gallstone disease; Jeju Island; region; Age; Prevalence; Risk factor;
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