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Abstract
The incidence of gallstones increases with age.
• Females showed higher prevalence of stone formation compared to males.
• The independent risk factors for stone formation are positive family history and fatty meal intake.
• Obesity is a risk factor for cholelithiasis.
• Diabetes was slightly higher among cases with gallbladder stones compared to those without stones.
• CLD patients had higher prevalence of GS than healthy people.
• Hypertriglyceridemia is positively associated with an increased prevalence of gallstones.
• Females taking hormonal contraceptive pills had higher risk for GB stone formation.
• Gall bladder stones were more common in patients with HCV than in patients with HBV.
• Each of the family history of GB stones, fatty meal intake, higher body weight, higher body height, increased abdominal circumference, higher BMI, liver cirrhosis, presence of hepatic focal lesions, splenic enlargement and positive HCV Abs were the possible risk factors for GB stone formation.