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. 2025 Jan 31;17(1):5–11. doi: 10.34172/mejdd.2025.402

Table 3. Frequency of underlying reasons for dyspepsia in endoscopic results and their comparisons in two sexes .

Underlying factor Frequency (%) Frequency in men (%) Frequency in women (%)
Functional dyspepsia 85.6 87.6 84.1
Organic dyspepsia Duodenal ulcer 4.2 3.2 4.9
Gastric ulcer 3.0 2.5 3.3
Gastric hyperplastic polyps 2.7 1.9 3.3
Duodenal erosion 1.3 1.3 1.4
Esophageal ulcer 0.8 1.3 0.5
Esophagitis 0.8 1.0 0.7
Gastric adenocarcinoma 0.5 0.6 0.5
Incomplete intestinal metaplasia 0.5 0.0 0.9
Gastric ulcer - duodenal ulcer 0.4 0.3 0.5
Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma 0.1 0.3 0.0