Cholelithiasis and dietary risk factors: an epidemiologic investigation in Vidauban, Southeast France. General Practitioner's Group of Vidauban.
Dig Dis Sci
; 43(9): 2131-7, 1998 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-9753282
ABSTRACT
Dietary risk factors have been implicated in the development of cholelithiasis. The aim of this study was to determine in a homogeneous French population whether a particular type of diet may be lithogenic. Seventy-six subjects over 30 years of age (26 men, 50 women) with cholelithiasis detected by ultrasound were selected from a population sample of 830 subjects by drawing lots using the polling list. These were matched by 76 control subjects without cholelithiasis randomly selected from the same population. Univariate analysis was significant for a high calorie diet >2500 kcal/day (OR = 3.62, P = 0.0065), a diet rich in carbohydrates with a consumption > or = 55 g/day (OR = 2.98, P = 0.0067), and a diet rich in total lipids (OR = 4.97, P = 0.023) or saturated fatty acids (OR = 3.06, P = 0.0146). An alcohol consumption equivalent to 20-40 g/day was protective (P = 0.018). Multivariate analysis confirmed these results. Our study suggests that a change in dietary habits by limiting excess calories, saturated fats and carbohydrates could reduce the incidence of cholelithiasis.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Health context:
8_ODS3_consumo_sustancias_psicoactivas
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Cholelithiasis
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Diet
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
En
Journal:
Dig Dis Sci
Year:
1998
Document type:
Article