Korean J Gastroenterol.  2006 Nov;48(5):344-350.

Prevalence and Risk Factors of Gallbladder Polyp in Adults Living in Daegu and Gyeongbuk Provinces

• Kim SY
• Lee HS
• Lee YS
• Chung KW
• Jang BK
• Chung WJ
• Park KS
• Cho KB
• Hwang JS

Abstract

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Although there are various reports on the prevalence of gallbladder (GB) polyp according to the race or area, there is no report on Daegu and Gyeongbuk provinces. Therefore, we investigated the prevalence and related risk factors of GB polyp in health screening population of Daegu and Gyeongbuk provinces. METHODS: Of 28,911 adult health screening examinees from January 1997 to May 2003, age and gender-matched 8,008 (3,896 men, 4,112 women) were randomly selected to evaluate the prevalence. Independent risk factors were analyzed by comparing various variables between the GB polyp positive and negative groups. RESULTS: The prevalence of GB polyp was 2.2% (175/8,008). Those were 2.7% (104/3,896) among men and 1.7% (71/4,112) among women. Independent risk factors related with GB polyp were male gender (OR 1.434, p<0.001), obesity (OR 1.237, p=0.024), and hepatitis B carrier (OR 1.888, p<0.001) CONCLUSIONS: Prevalence of GB polyp in Daegu and Gyeongbuk provinces is 2.2%. Male, obesity, and hepatitis B carrier may be the risk factors related with GB polyp in this region.

Keyword

Gallbladder polyps; Prevalence; Risk factors

MeSH Terms

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Female
Gallbladder Diseases/*epidemiology/ultrasonography
Humans
Korea/epidemiology
Male
Middle Aged
Polyps/*epidemiology/ultrasonography
Prevalence
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors