Table 2.

Primary upper GI endoscopic findings (N = 3110)

Endoscopic findings	Number of patients (%)
Normal findings	1556 (50.0)
PUD	850 (27.4)
Gastric ulcer	147 (4.7)
Duodenal ulcer	94 (3.0)
Gastric cancer	66 (2.1)
Gastric polyp	23 (0.7)
Duodenal cancer	4 (0.2)
Duodenal diverticulum	2 (0.1)
Distal esophageal cancer	3 (0.1)
Esophageal candidiasis	50 (1.6)
Noncandidial esophagitis	174 (5.6)
Hiatus hernia only	91 (2.9)
Esophageal varices	37 (1.2)
Esophageal stricture	13 (0.4)

*PUD: gastritis, duodenitis or both