Table 3 Characteristics of patients according to gallstone disease status

 Male

1994 (59.5)

420 (43.3)***

216 (49.8)***

204 (37.9)***^###

 Female

1360 (40.5)

551 (56.7)

217 (50.2)

334 (62.1)

Age (years)

58.55 ± 12.09

63.87 ± 10.80***

63.92 ± 11.25***

63.92 ± 10.53***

Diabetes duration (years)

10.18 ± 6.92

11.41 ± 7.14***

12.04 ± 6.98**

11.50 ± 7.07***

BMI (kg/m²)

25.04 ± 3.56

25.33 ± 3.78*

25.12 ± 3.75*

25.50 ± 3.80*

 Male

92.09 ± 10.33

92.38 ± 10.20

92.10 ± 9.79

92.67 ± 10.63

 Female

89.33 ± 10.75

91.29 ± 10.65***

90.93 ± 11.33

91.53 ± 10.20

SBP (mmHg)

133.96 ± 16.99

134.91 ± 17.17***

135.15 ± 17.15***

134.72 ± 16.97***

DBP (mmHg)

79.88 ± 9.48

79.94 ± 9.63***

79.68 ± 10.00

80.14 ± 9.32

ALT (IU/L)

24.74 ± 24.11

29.36 ± 23.40

23.34 ± 24.97

25.80 ± 37.47

AST (IU/L)

21.27 ± 24.11

22.34 ± 18.18

21.44 ± 14.40

23.07 ± 21.72

Gamma-GT (IU/L)

34.64 ± 36.15

37.89 ± 52.87*

39.31 ± 54.56*

36.74 ± 51.07

TC (mmol/L)

4.73 ± 1.20

4.68 ± 1.10

4.71 ± 1.10

4.66 ± 1.12

TG (mmol/L)

1.74 ± 1.72

1.77 ± 1.37

1.71 ± 1.19

1.87 ± 1.49^#

LDL-C (mmol/L)

2.82 ± 0.87

2.73 ± 0.84*

2.79 ± 0.87**

2.69 ± 0.82***

GA (%)

21.74 ± 6.89

21.45 ± 6.68

21.84 ± 6.71

21.16 ± 6.66

HbA1c (%)

8.58 ± 2.06

8.46 ± 1.97

8.52 ± 1.99

8.42 ± 1.96

NAFLD

1588 (47.3)

496 (51.1)

167 (38.6)**

329 (61.2)***^,###