What are the risk factors for cholelithiasis?

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What are the risk factors for cholelithiasis?

The 6-F rule refers to risk factors for the development of cholelithiasis in an event of upper abdominal pain:Fair: more prevalent in Caucasian populationFat: BMI >30Female genderFertile: one or more childrenForty: age ≥40Familial: sickle cell and other hemolytic disorders