Research Article

Clinical Relationship between Steatocholecystitis and Gallbladder Contractility Measured by Cholescintigraphy

Table 5

Univariable analysis for clinical risk factors of steatocholecystitis in patients with calculous cholecystitis.

Variable Steatocholecystitis
(, 16.1%)
Nonsteatocholecystitis
(, 83.9%)
value

Age (years, mean ± SD)46.2 ± 12.655.4 ± 16.1<0.001
Men/women (%)13 (25.5)/38 (74.5)133 (50.2)/132 (49.8)0.001
DM (%)5 (9.8)32 (12.1)0.81
HTN (%)9 (17.6)90 (34)0.02
BMI (kg/m2, mean ± SD)25.9 ± 4.124.9 ± 3.60.05
Hb (g/dL, mean ± SD)13.3 ± 1.613.6 ± 1.90.24
Platelet (103/mm3, mean ± SD)275.8 ± 84.3257.5 ± 76.60.13
AST (IU/L, mean ± SD)25.8 ± 12.531 ± 28.90.21
ALT (IU/L, mean ± SD)40.4 ± 34.434.5 ± 40.20.32
Total bilirubin (mg/dL, mean ± SD)0.7 ± 0.41.2 ± 3.90.42
Total cholesterol (mg/dL, mean ± SD)169.9 ± 35167.5 ± 39.70.69
TG (mg/dL, mean ± SD)
(median/IQR)
102.5 ± 69.7
88/56.5–125
112.3 ± 70.2
95.5/64.8–139
0.43
0.34
LDL (mg/dL, mean ± SD)102.7 ± 26.998.2 ± 32.50.43
HDL (mg/dL, mean ± SD)51.4 ± 16.450.9 ± 14.90.84
GBEF (%, mean ± SD)57.6 ± 39.739.3 ± 41.90.004

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; IQR: interquartile range; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; GBEF: gallbladder ejection fraction.