[Prevalence of cholelithiasis and gallbladder cancer among Aymara individuals].

Background: The prevalence of cholelithiasis and gallbladder cancer may be different across ethnic groups.

Aim: To study the prevalence of cholelithiasis and gallbladder cancer among Aymara individuals.

Material And Methods: An abdominal ultrasound was carried out in a sample of 182 Aymara women aged 46 ± 16 years and 76 Aymara men aged 55 ± 16 years.

[Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in a rural Aymara population from northern Chile].

Background: Some rural non-Caucasian ethnic groups have genetic protective factors for the development of chronic non-communicable diseases. Studies performed in Mapuche and Aymara ethnic groups in Chile, found significantly lower prevalence rates. Aymaras are the second most common ethnic population in Chile.