Association between cholelithiasis and sialolithiasis: Two longitudinal follow-up studies

Medicine (Baltimore). 2019 Jun;98(25):e16153. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000016153.

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the association between cholelithiasis and sialolithiasis using a national sample cohort in Korea.The Korean National Health Insurance Service-National Sample Cohort (patients ≥20 years old) was collected from 2002 to 2013. In study I, we extracted cholelithiasis patients (n = 21,170) and 1:4 matched control I subjects (n = 84,680) and analyzed the occurrence of sialolithiasis. In study II, we extracted sialolithiasis patients (n = 761) and 1:4 matched control II subjects (n = 3044) and analyzed the occurrence of cholelithiasis. Hazard ratios (HRs) were determined using the stratified Cox proportional hazard model.The HR for sialolithiasis was 1.49 (95% CI = 0.88-2.52) in the cholelithiasis group (P = .14), and the HR for cholelithiasis was 1.18 (95% CI = 0.53-2.59) in the sialolithiasis group (P = .69).We did not find an association between cholelithiasis and sialolithiasis.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Cholelithiasis / epidemiology
  • Cholelithiasis / physiopathology*
  • Cohort Studies
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Proportional Hazards Models
  • Republic of Korea / epidemiology
  • Salivary Gland Calculi / epidemiology
  • Salivary Gland Calculi / physiopathology*