[Epidemiology of gallstone disease in Mexico]. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Prevalence of gallstone disease in autopsies from Mexico is 14.3%, 8.4% in men and 20.4% in women respectively. Frequency of cholelithiasis has increased remarkably from 12.2% in 1950 to 15.8% in 1980 (p < 0.05). Population of low socioeconomic status is apparently more affected. Obesity is the clinical association more frequently found in the population studied. Cholesterol gallstones showed the highest frequency. Economic cost of this disease is high. We conclude that gallstone disease is a public health problem for our country.

publication date

  • July 1, 1990

Research

keywords

  • Cholelithiasis

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0006906835

PubMed ID

  • 19256134

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 42 Suppl