Table 1.
The prevalence of H pylori, social habits (smoking, alcohol intake) and medication (NSAIDs, aspirin intake) among peptic ulcers and gastritis patients n (%)
| Disease | H pylori (+) | Smoking | Alcohol | NSAID | Aspirin |
| DU (n = 826) | 618 (74.8) | 237 (28.7) | 68 (8.2) | 211 (25.5) | 45 (5.4) |
| M = 541 | 391 (72.3) | 191 (35.3) | 64 (11.8) | 138 (25.5) | 36 (6.7) |
| F = 285 | 227 (79.6) | 46 (16.1) | 4 (1.4) | 73 (25.6) | 9 (3.2) |
| GU (n = 207) | 130 (62.8) | 57 (27.5) | 19 (9.1) | 54 (26.0) | 19 (9.1) |
| M = 137 | 85 (62.0) | 45 (32.8) | 19 (13.9) | 28 (20.4) | 16 (11.7) |
| F = 70 | 45 (64.3) | 12 (17.1) | 0 (0) | 26 (37.1) | 3 (4.3) |
| G (n = 3160) | 1896 (70.7) | 626 (19.8) | 159 (5.0) | 687 (21.7) | 79 (2.5) |
| M = 1351 | 807 (59.7) | 373 (27.6) | 141 (10.4) | 264 (19.5) | 43 (3.2) |
| F = 1809 | 227 (12.5) | 253 (14.0) | 18 (1.0) | 423 (23.4) | 36 (2.0) |
| Total (n = 4193) | 2644 (63.1) | 920 (21.9) | 246 (5.9) | 952 (22.7) | 143 (3.4) |
| M = 2029 | 1283 (63.2) | 609 (30.0) | 224 (11.0) | 430 (21.2) | 95 (4.7) |
| F = 2164 | 499 (23.0) | 311 (14.4) | 22 (1.0) | 522 (24.1) | 48 (2.2) |
NSAID: non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug; n: number tested; DU: duodenal ulcer; GU: gastric ulcer; G: gastritis; M: male; F: female.