Research Article

Clinical Relationship between Steatocholecystitis and Gallbladder Contractility Measured by Cholescintigraphy

Table 3

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

Variable Steatocholecystitis
(, 20.7%)
Nonsteatocholecystitis
(, 79.3%)
value

Age (years, mean ± SD)46.8 ± 10.858 ± 15.2<0.001
Men/women (%)7 (29.2)/17 (70.8)49 (53.3)/43 (46.7)0.04
DM (%)1 (4.2)10 (10.9)0.46
HTN (%)7 (29.2)29 (31.5)>0.99
BMI (kg/m2, mean ± SD)26.0 ± 3.824.2 ± 3.20.02
Hb (g/dL, mean ± SD)13.5 ± 1.213.6 ± 1.80.76
Platelet (103/mm3, mean ± SD)284.7 ± 69.1267.6 ± 83.90.36
AST (IU/L, mean ± SD)25.6 ± 10.332.3 ± 19.50.03
ALT (IU/L, mean ± SD)31.8 ± 28.634.7 ± 27.40.65
Total bilirubin (mg/dL, mean ± SD)0.7 ± 0.31.0 ± 0.90.01
Total cholesterol (mg/dL, mean ± SD)188.3 ± 37.7164.4 ± 39.60.01
TG (mg/dL, mean ± SD)
(median/IQR)
102.1 ± 65
76/69–120
111.4 ± 84.4
91.5/59.5–126.8
0.66
0.65
LDL (mg/dL, mean ± SD)113.1 ± 25.194.6 ± 30.80.02
HDL (mg/dL, mean ± SD)51.7 ± 1050.3 ± 13.20.67
GBEF (%, mean ± SD)61 ± 38.132.5 ± 39.60.002

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.