Epidemiology of peptic ulcer disease in Wuhan area of China from 1997 to 2002

To describe the epidemiological features of peptic ulcer disease in Wuhan area during 1997-2002, to analyze the sex, age and occupation characteristics, as well as the geographic distribution of peptic ulcer disease, and to determine the effective methods of preventing and controlling peptic ulcer d...

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Published in:World journal of gastroenterology : WJG 2004-11, Vol.10 (22), p.3377-3379
Main Authors: Dong, Wei-Guo, Cheng, Chun-Sheng, Liu, Shao-Ping, Yu, Jie-Ping
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Age Distribution
Brief Reports
Child
China - epidemiology
Databases, Factual
Duodenal Ulcer - diagnosis
Duodenal Ulcer - epidemiology
Employment
Environment
Female
Gastroscopy
Humans
Incidence
Male
Middle Aged
Peptic Ulcer - diagnosis
Peptic Ulcer - epidemiology
Sex Distribution
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Summary:To describe the epidemiological features of peptic ulcer disease in Wuhan area during 1997-2002, to analyze the sex, age and occupation characteristics, as well as the geographic distribution of peptic ulcer disease, and to determine the effective methods of preventing and controlling peptic ulcer disease. In the early 1980s, the peptic ulcer disease registry system was established to collect the data of peptic ulcer disease in Wuhan area. Here we performed a statistically detailed analysis of 4876 cases of peptic ulcer disease during 1997-2002. The morbidity of peptic ulcer disease between males and females was significantly different (chi(2) = 337.9, P
ISSN:1007-9327
2219-2840
DOI:10.3748/wjg.v10.i22.3377