Abstract
The study focused on anthropometric measurements and their relationship with the hormone cholecystokinin (CCK) and its role in the incidence of gallstones for both sexes, where 97 samples were collected from patients with gallstones and 83 samples as a control group. The results showed that the decrease in the hormone level compared to an increase in glucose, uric acid, bilirubin, creatinine, urea, and body mass index (BMI) for a group of people with gallstones compared with the control group, and that the infection rate in women is higher than in males, and age is a major factor that affects hormone levels and reduces activity cholecystokinin hormone. Women of fertile age are usually more susceptible to gallstones due to increased obesity around the abdominal area and pregnancy. The incidence rate is almost equal with advancing age after the age of fifty due to menopause in women.Finally, this study discovered a relationship between a decrease in the cholecystokinin hormone and an increase the risk factor of formation of gallstones, which have a strong role, especially in people who are obese with age.
