Research Article

Clinical Relationship between Steatocholecystitis and Gallbladder Contractility Measured by Cholescintigraphy

Table 2

Clinical characteristics of patients with cholecystitis.

Variable Acalculous cholecystitis ()Calculous cholecystitis () value

Age (years, mean ± SD)55.7 ± 15.153.9 ± 160.31
Men/women (%)56 (48.3)/60 (51.7%)146 (46.2)/170 (53.8)0.75
DM (%)11 (9.5)37 (11.7)0.61
HTN (%)36 (31)99 (31.3)>0.99
BMI (kg/m2, mean ± SD)24.6 ± 3.425 ± 3.70.25
Hb (g/dL, mean ± SD)13.6 ± 1.713.6 ± 1.90.99
Platelet (103/mm3, mean ± SD)271.1 ± 81.1260.4 ± 780.21
AST (IU/L, mean ± SD)30.9 ± 18.130.1 ± 270.78
ALT (IU/L, mean ± SD)34.1 ± 27.635.4 ± 39.30.74
Total bilirubin (mg/dL, mean ± SD)0.9 ± 0.81.1 ± 3.60.60
Total cholesterol (mg/dL, mean ± SD)169.2 ± 40.2167.9 ± 38.90.76
TG (mg/dL, mean ± SD)109.6 ± 80.6110.9 ± 70.10.88
LDL (mg/dL, mean ± SD)98.3 ± 30.598.8 ± 31.70.90
HDL (mg/dL, mean ± SD)50.6 ± 12.651 ± 15.10.84
GBEF (%, mean ± SD)38.4 ± 40.842.3 ± 420.39

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.