Research Article

Clinical Relationship between Steatocholecystitis and Gallbladder Contractility Measured by Cholescintigraphy

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of total enrolled patients.

Variable Acute cholecystitis
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Age (years, mean ± SD)54.4 ± 15.7
Men/women (%)202 (46.8)/230 (53.2%)
DM (%)48 (11.1)
HTN (%)135 (31.3)
GB stone (%)316 (73.1)
BMI (kg/m2, mean ± SD)24.9 ± 3.6
Hb (g/dL, mean ± SD)13.6 ± 1.8
Platelet (103/mm3, mean ± SD)263.3 ± 78.9
AST (IU/L, mean ± SD)30.3 ± 24.9
ALT (IU/L, mean ± SD)35.1 ± 36.5
Total bilirubin (mg/dL, mean ± SD)1.0 ± 3.1
Total cholesterol (mg/dL, mean ± SD)168.2 ± 39.3
TG (mg/dL, mean ± SD)110.4 ± 73
LDL (mg/dL, mean ± SD)98.7 ± 31.3
HDL (mg/dL, mean ± SD)50.9 ± 14.5
GBEF (%, mean ± SD)41.2 ± 41.7

SD: standard deviation; : number; DM: diabetes mellitus; HTN: hypertension; GB: gallbladder; BMI: body mass index; Hb: hemoglobin; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; TG: triglyceride; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; GBEF: gallbladder ejection fraction.