Relationship of gallbladder contour, fasting volume and emptying to body size indices in normal subjects and patients with gallstones.

Fasting gallbladder volume and fasting gallbladder roundness index (ratio of anteroposterior diameter to gallbladder length) were estimated by ultrasonography in 182 normal subjects and 43 patients with gallstones and correlated to body size indices. In 20 of the normal subjects, gallbladder emptying was assessed and correlated to gallbladder roundness index. Gallstone patients had a larger fasting gallbladder volume as compared to normals (42 +/- 10 vs 22 +/- 7 (SD) ml, p < 0.

Alcohol, tobacco, and father's aggressive behavior in relation to socioeconomic variables in Cretan low versus medium income families.

In order to identify socioeconomic factors affecting parents' alcohol and cigarette consumption and father's aggressiveness toward other family members, 87 low-income and 92 medium-income Greek families were tested. Father's alcohol consumption correlated positively with his smoking (p < .0008) and aggressive behavior (p < .