Oral contraceptives and risk of gallbladder disease

Risk Factor Prevalence and Their Relative Influence on Fatty Liver and Gallstone Disease: A Cross-Ethnic Study Comparing Two High-Risk Populations from Chile and Northeast Germany

“…Moreover, the impact of contraceptives might be modified by different levels of BMI. 49 The relative influence of BMI on GSD was in both populations much higher in women than in men. This corresponds to previous findings where obesity was associated with an increased risk of GSD in young women only.…”