Prevalence of gallstones and gallbladder disease in Canadian Micmac Indian women.
Can Med Assoc J
; 117(7): 758-60, 1977 Oct 08.
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ABSTRACT
The prevalence of gallstones and gallbladder disease was studied between October 1973 and June 1976 in Canadian Micmac Indian women aged 15 to 50 years in an inland rural community near Shubenacadie, NS. Of 132 women at risk 98 underwent cholecystography, 6 had a history of cholecystectomy (verified from hospital records) and 3 had cholecystectomy because of cholecystitis during the 3 years of the study. Of the 17 abnormal cholecystograms 10 showed radiolucent gallstones, and repeated studies documented gallstones in 6 of the 7 radiographs on which the gallbladder was not visualized. The prevalence of gallstones was found to be 211/1000, and that of gallbladder disease, 240/1000. The peak prevalence was at 30 to 39 years of age. The women with gallbladder disease were significantly more obese and of greater parity than those without gallbladder disease even when age was controlled. The Micmac Indian women of Nova Scotia appear to be at a much higher risk for the development of cholesterol gallstones and gallbladder disease than Caucasian women in Framingham, Massachusetts.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Indígenas Norteamericanos
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Colelitiasis
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Enfermedades de la Vesícula Biliar
Tipo de estudio:
Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
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En
Revista:
Can Med Assoc J
Año:
1977
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Article