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Hormonal
Obesity is associated with an increased risk of gallbladder disease, with risk increasing as BMI and waist-to-hip ratio increase.
Maintaining a healthy weight can help prevent gallbladder disease. The risk of being hospitalized for gallbladder disease increases as your BMI increases, with morbidly obese women facing 2.5 times the risk compared to those with a BMI under 25.
StrongSupportsVERY_HIGH confidence
An independent relationship between obesity and gallbladder disease was shown recently in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study.
Why this rating
Supported by large prospective study (Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study).
Source
The Obesity Epidemic: Pathophysiology and Consequences of Obesity
F. Xavier Pi‐Sunyer · Obesity Research · 2002
DOI 10.1038/oby.2002.202
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