Gastroenterology Research, ISSN 1918-2805 print, 1918-2813 online, Open Access
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Original Article

Volume 1, Number 1, December 2008, pages 29-32

Cholecystectomy or Cholelithiasis – a Missed Marker for Hyperlipidaemia? A Combined Retrospective and Prospective Study

Tables

Table 1. Retrospective study of lipid profiles in patients who have had a cholecystectomy
 
Lipids (abnormal range)FemalesMalesP value *
* Chi square with 1 degree of freedom. ns = not significant.
Cholesterol (> 5.0 mmol/L)211/313 (67.4%)66/ 123 (53.7%)≤ 0.01
Triglycerides (> 1.92 mmol/L)108/313 (34.5%)50/ 123 (40.7%)ns
HDL cholesterol (< 1.00 mmol/L)9/199 (4.5%)13/72 (18.1%)≤ 0.001
LDL cholesterol (> 3.00 mmol/L)121/194 (62.4%)37/66 (56.1%)ns

 

Table 2. Prospective study of lipid profiles in patients with cholelithiasis
 
Lipids (abnormal range)FemalesMalesP value *
* Chi square with 1 degree of freedom. ns = not significant.
Cholesterol (> 5.0 mmol/L)66/102 (64.7 %)18/27 (66.7 %)ns
Triglycerides (> 1.92 mmol/L)37/102 (36.3 %)7/27 (25.9 %)ns
HDL cholesterol (< 1.00 mmol/L)9/93 (9.7 %)4/26 (15.4 %)ns
LDL cholesterol (> 3.00 mmol/L)52 / 93 (55.9 %)17 / 26 (65.4 %)ns