Submitted by: Anchitha P.M
Anila Tresa
Anitha Paul
Project Guide:
Dr.Vijaya Kumar
Professor, Dept. of Community Medicine
Government Medical College
Thiruvananthapuram.
ABSTRACT
Objective: To find out the risk factors of cholelithiasis among inpatients of Surgery wards, Govt Medical College, Tvm, during the period 15th August 2008 – 15th December 2008.
Method: We conducted a case control study and compared 50 cases of clinically diagnosed cholelithiasis cases with 100 controls who did not have cholelithiasis. We collected data by approaching inpatients of surgery wards, Government Medical College, TVM. We used an interview schedule as study tool. Our study period was from 15th August 2008 to 15th December 2008.
Results: By using chi square test and odds ratio, we found out whether there is any association between cholelithiasis and the factors which have taken into consideration. According to chi square test and odds ratio , we found that , the determinants, age >40yrs (OR= 11.714, P value= 0.000), sedentary life style (OR=11.870, P value=0.000), high calorie food intake (OR=5.063, P value= 0.001), high BMI(OR=23.028, P value=0.000), presence of co morbidities(OR=6.657, Pvalue=0.010), and hyperlipidemia (OR=47.25, P value= 0.000) are statistically significant.
Conclusion: From our study , we conclude that cholelithiasis has strong association with age >40yrs, sedentary life style, high calorie food intake, high BMI, presence of co morbidities, and hyperlipidemia. Our sample size was too small and this may be the reason that many of the risk factors under consideration were not found to be statistically significant.