Peptic Ulcer Disease in Older Age Groups in Gothenburg in 1985: The Association with Smoking

The prevalences of peptic ulcer and smoking were assessed by a questionnaire sent to 6726 residents of Gothenburg selected at random from the birth cohorts 1945, −35, −25, −15, and −05. The point prevalence of peptic ulcer was in all age groups significantly higher among smokers than among non-smoke...

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Published in:Age and ageing 1991-09, Vol.20 (5), p.371-376
Main Authors: SCHÖÖN, IVI-MAI, MELLSTRÖM, DAN, ODÉN, ANDERS, YTTERBERG, BENGT-OLOF
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Biological and medical sciences
Care and treatment
Cohort Studies
Diseases
Elderly
Female
Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen
Health aspects
Humans
Male
Medical research
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Older people
Other diseases. Semiology
Peptic ulcer
Peptic Ulcer - epidemiology
Peptic Ulcer - etiology
Recurrence
Risk Factors
Smoking
Smoking - adverse effects
Smoking - epidemiology
Stomach. Duodenum. Small intestine. Colon. Rectum. Anus
Surveys and Questionnaires
Sweden - epidemiology
Ulcers
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Summary:The prevalences of peptic ulcer and smoking were assessed by a questionnaire sent to 6726 residents of Gothenburg selected at random from the birth cohorts 1945, −35, −25, −15, and −05. The point prevalence of peptic ulcer was in all age groups significantly higher among smokers than among non-smokers. The incidence of peptic ulcer in 1985 was deduced from records of ulcers detected at gastroscopy and/or radiography and/or emergency surgery (n=1402). Smoking habits and previous episodes of peptic ulcer disease were evaluated. The estimated risk of getting peptic ulcer was significantly higher among smokers in all age groups and of both sexes than among non-smokers. Among non-smokers the risk of getting peptic ulcer was significantly higher in men than in women, whereas the risk among smokers showed no sex difference. In people aged 35–84 years, 25.4% (n=101) of ulcers diagnosed for the first time and 42.0% (n=246) of relapsing ulcers were estimated to be caused by smoking. The number of smoking years, however, could not be shown to influence the risk of pepticulcer.
ISSN:0002-0729
1468-2834
DOI:10.1093/ageing/20.5.371