Frequency of cholecystectomy and associated sociodemographic and clinical risk factors in the ELSA-Brasil study.

Context And Objective: There are few data in the literature on the frequency of cholecystectomy in Brazil. The frequency of cholecystectomy and associated risk factors were evaluated in the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil).

Design And Setting: Cross-sectional study using baseline data on 5061 participants in São Paulo.