The relation of physical activity to risk for symptomatic gallstone disease in men.
Leitzmann MF, Giovannucci EL, Rimm EB, Stampfer MJ, Spiegelman D, Wing AL, Willett WC. The relation of physical activity to risk for symptomatic gallstone disease in men. Annals Of Internal Medicine 1998, 128: 417-25. PMID: 9499324, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-128-6-199803150-00001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptomatic gallstone diseaseGallstone diseasePhysical activityYears of ageSymptomatic gallstonesBody weightU.S. male health professionalsMale health professionalsProspective cohort studyUse of medicationsMen 65 yearsStrong inverse associationBiliary eventsMen 40Cohort studySmoking habitsExtreme quintilesAlcohol intakeRecent symptomsInverse associationMultiple confoundersMedical conditionsSedentary behaviorHigh riskHealth professionals