Table 1. Risk factors associated with 5-years recurrence of Peptic ulcer disease.

* other than gastric cancer 

*chi-square test was used.

H. pylori- Helicobacter pylori; NSAID- Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

variable	Overall n=223	Recurrence n=69	No recurrence n=154	p value*
Gender				0.5
Male	126	41(59.4%)	85(67.5%)
Female	97	28(28.9%)	69(71.1%)
History of depression				0.4
Yes	18	7(38.9%)	11(61.1%)
No	205	62(30.2%)	143(69.9%)
H.pylori infection				0.05
Yes	36	16(44.4%)	20(55.6%)
No	187	53(28.3%)	134(71.7%)
Cancer*				0.3
Yes	50	13(26%)	37(74%)
No	173	56(32.4%)	117(67.6%)
NSAID use				0.01
Yes	49	22(44.9%)	27(55.1%)
No	174	47(27%)	127(73%)
Steroid use				0.009
Yes	24	13(54.2%)	11(45.8%)
No	199	56(28.1%)	143(71.9%)
Smoking				0.3
Yes	30	7(23.3%)	23(76.7%)
No	193	62(32.1%)	131(67.9%)