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KMID : 0391119960050010059
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Ulsan University Medical Journal
1996 Volume.5 No. 1 p.59 ~ p.63
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Pepic ulcer in 44,213 General Health Examinee
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Abstract
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Background
@EN Peptic ulcer is very common but frequently asymptomatic disease. The aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence of the peptic ulcer in Korean general health examinee.
@ES Methods
@EN A total of 44,213 general health examinee received gastroscopy at General Health promotion Center at Asan Medical Center between July 1990 and June 1995 were analyzed.
@ES Results
@EN Of 44.213 4,477 (10,1%) had peptic ulcer: 963 (2.2%) gastric ulcer, 3,196(7.2%) duodenal ulcer. Sex-specific prevalence of peptic ulcer was 13.2% in male and 4.6% in female. Age-specific prevalence in the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th
decades was 5.8%, 8.0%, 8.8%, 10.7%, 10.7%, 10.2%, and 12.9%, respectively. According to ulcer stages by Sakada, 835 (18.7%) were in active. 990 (22.1%) in healing, and 2,652 (59.2%) in scar stage. The prevalence of peptic ulcers having ulcer
crater was
4.1% of 44,213 examinee-Sixty-five percent of gastric ulcers was in active or healing stage, while 70% of duodenal ulcers was in scar stage.
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