Studies have shown that patients who have undergone cholecystectomy have an increased risk of developing diabetes.
Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital Endocrinology Department Professor Kang Joon-gu and Huh Ji-hye, Gastroenterology Department Professor Lee Gyeong-ju, Soongsil University Department of Information Statistics Actuarial Science Professor Han Kyung-do research team The same group (110,332) who did not undergo cholecystectomy were followed until 2019.
As a result of the study, it was confirmed that those who had cholecystectomy had a 20% increased risk of developing diabetes compared to those who did not. In addition, the increased risk of developing diabetes due to cholecystectomy (29% risk increase) was found to be higher than the increased risk of developing diabetes due to obesity (the most important risk factor for diabetes) (24% risk increase).
In other words, the risk of developing diabetes by cholecystectomy is greater than obesity. In particular, obese people who underwent cholecystectomy had up to a 41% higher risk of developing diabetes than non-obese people who did not undergo cholecystectomy.
In addition, the degree of increase in the risk of diabetes in the group that underwent cholecystectomy was more evident in those who did not have major risk factors for diabetes (obesity, hypertension, dyslipidemia, metabolic syndrome, etc.) than in those who had.
Professor Joon-Koo Kang said, “This study clinically proves the theory that the gallbladder is an organ that plays an important role in maintaining the body’s metabolism. Therefore, those who have undergone cholecystectomy must continuously monitor their blood sugar.”
/ Reporter Minju Gu kumj@kyeongin.com
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