ABSTRACT
Objective: The aim and objective of this study is to assess the relationship between obesity and severity of Cholecystitis
Study Design: Observational / descriptive study
Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted in the Punjab Employees Social Security Hospital Rawalpindi and AzmatRasheed Hospital Rawalpindi from 1[st] January 2015 to 31[st] Dec 2015
Materials and Methods: 84 patients of symptomatic gall stone disease were included in the study. BMI was calculated and recorded at the time of admission.Patients having BMI > 25kg/m[2] were put in category of overweight/Obese and those having BMI < 25kg/m[2] were considered to be of normal weight
Results: In males proportion of complicated acute cholecystitis was significantly higher in non-obese patients and was around [21%] as compared to obese [7%] with significant statistical difference. On the other hand no significant statistical difference was found between female non-obese and obese patients
Conclusion: Contrary to common belief, complication rate in obese males is less as compared to males of normal weight. While in females, no such difference is noted in complication rate of gall stone disease between obese and non-obese females