Prevalence of Gallbladder Stone Disease in Obese Children and Adolescents: Influence of the Degree of Obesity, Sex, and Pubertal Development

Kaechele, Volker; Wabitsch, Martin; Thiere, Dorothee; Lydia Kessler, Alexandra; Martin Haenle, Mark; Mayer, Hermann; Kratzer, Wolfgang

doi:10.1097/01.mpg.0000187816.31213.06

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Prevalence of Gallbladder Stone Disease in Obese Children and Adolescents: Influence of the Degree of Obesity, Sex, and Pubertal Development

Published in Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition • Dec 28, 2005

Authors:

Volker Kaechele

Martin Wabitsch

Dorothee Thiere

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: The objective of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of gallbladder stone disease (GD) in a collective of obese children and adolescents and to assess the role of potential influencing factors such as the degree of obesity, sex, age, and pubertal development. METHODS: Fou...

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Medicine

Obesity

Body mass index

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