Table 1.
Socio-demographic status, main symptoms, clinical diagnosis, endoscopy findings and Helicobacter pylori infection in patients with gastric ulcer
| Variable | Frequency | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sex (n = 2035) |
Male | 998 | 49.0 |
| Female | 1037 | 51.0 | |
|
Age in years (n = 2035) |
0-20 | 35 | 1.7 |
| 21-30 | 652 | 32.0 | |
| 31-40 | 680 | 34.4 | |
| 41-50 | 399 | 19.6 | |
| 51-60 | 199 | 9.8 | |
| >60 | 70 | 3.4 | |
|
Major symptoms (n = 3724) |
Epigastric pain | 1551 | 41.6 |
| Abdominal pain | 1002 | 26.9 | |
| Heartburn | 273 | 7.3 | |
| Persistent vomiting | 215 | 5.8 | |
| Hematemesis | 153 | 4.1 | |
| Dysphagia | 132 | 3.5 | |
| Others | 398 | 10.7 | |
|
Clinical diagnosis (n = 2092) |
PUD | 1505 | 71.9 |
| GORD | 184 | 9.0 | |
| Upper GI bleeding | 144 | 6.9 | |
| Gastric cancer | 136 | 6.5 | |
| Oesophageal cancer | 61 | 2.9 | |
| Others | 62 | 3.0 | |
|
Endoscopy diagnosis (n = 3176) |
Gastritis | 892 | 28.1 |
| Gastric ulcer | 615 | 19.4 | |
| GORD | 586 | 18.4 | |
| Gastric cancer | 263 | 8.3 | |
| Duodenal ulcer | 226 | 7.1 | |
| Oesophageal cancer | 191 | 6.0 | |
| Upper GI bleeding | 104 | 3.3 | |
| Normal | 112 | 3.5 | |
| Others | 187 | 5.9 | |
| H. pylori infection (n = 2035) | 1286 | 63.2 | |
PUD- Peptic ulcer disease; GORD - Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease; GI - Gastrointestinal