Association between serum carotenoid levels and gallstones in adults: a cross-sectional study using the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

Front Nutr · 2025 · PMC12267025 · PMID 40678777

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Sex-specific analysis revealed that women in the third and fourth quartiles experienced a statistically significant decrease in gallstone prevalence ( p < 0.05), whereas men demonstrated a notable reduction in gallstone prevalence in quartile three ( p = 0.0134) and a nearly significant reduction in quartile four ( p = 0.0547).

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