Recreational Physical Activity and the Risk of Cholecystectomy in Women
Leitzmann M, Rimm E, Willett W, Spiegelman D, Grodstein F, Stampfer M, Colditz G, Giovannucci E. Recreational Physical Activity and the Risk of Cholecystectomy in Women. New England Journal Of Medicine 1999, 341: 777-784. PMID: 10477775, DOI: 10.1056/nejm199909093411101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of cholecystectomyRecreational physical activityMultivariate relative riskPhysical activityGallstone diseaseRelative riskSedentary behaviorHealth StudyBody weightCases of cholecystectomyRecent weight lossNurses' Health StudyYears of ageSymptomatic cholelithiasisDecreased riskLowest quintileRisk factorsCholecystectomyWeight lossWeight changeWomenDiseaseActivity levelsWeeksRisk