Gallstones: some of the factors causing the infection and some associated blood changes in some patients in Karbala Governorate.

	Gallstones: some of the factors causing the infection and some associated blood changes in some patients in Karbala Governorate.
journal of kerbala university
Article 1, Volume 14, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 286-294 PDF (0 K)
Abstract
It had been studied the reasons of gallstone infection, which included 130 cases in Al-Hussain hospital at Karbala governorate during the period 7-2011 to 2-2012. The study included both gender male and female to all ages after collecting the following information from patient which are age, weight, type of nutrition and genetic factor and for female if they had been taken the oral contraceptive pill or not, as well as the measurement of total account of both W.B.C and R.B.C, the level of cholesterol in the blood, in addition to those cases with diabetes or not. The result had shown most of gallstone infected patient were female at rate 70.8% compared with male 29.2% especially with old ages to both gender, where at age range between (66-75) years for male the rate was (34.21%) while in female the rate was (39.13%) at age (76-85%) years. Also the study shown a relationship between weight and gallstone infection, which reached in male to 34.2% at weight ranging from (101-110 kg), while in female the rate was (33.7%) at weight (111-120 kg). Most of infected female with gallstone were the oral contraceptive pill at rate was (76.1%). In the case of nutrition, results had shown that most patient with gallstone were using meat which the rate was (52.63%) in male and (54.35%) in female. The total count of W.B.C. was higher in those patient (11.5-12 x 103 / ml3) at rate 28.95% in male and (11.5-12 x 103 / ml3) at rate 32.6% in female. While the total count of R.B.C, there was no association between the R.B.C and gallstone infection. Finally, the results of study had shown a relationship between incidence of gallstone and diabetes which the rate 73.68% in male and from one side and the relationship with cholesterol level in blood from other side where the rate in male reached to (65.79%) and in female (67.39%).

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