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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-9-14
pubmed:abstractText
Peptic ulcer among Japanese and Koreans in Japan has rarely been studied. In this 10-year study of hospital-based endoscopy, we focused on the epidemiology of peptic ulcer among these ethnic groups in Japan. Between 1980 and 1990, 81.2% of all patients examined via endoscopy at Saikyo Hospital in Kyoto completed a life-style questionnaire: 1,264 Japanese (70.5%), 503 Koreans (28.1%), and 25 persons of unknown ethnicity (1.4%). Characteristics of ulcer disease were almost identical for Koreans and Japanese. Like other world-wide patterns, the male to female ratio was 2.3:1. Unlike results from Western countries, however, the overall gastric ulcer rate was 1.5 times higher than for duodenal ulcer. This higher rate was due to the relatively high rate of gastric ulcer in the older age groups; among persons less than 40 years of age, duodenal ulcer was diagnosed more often than gastric ulcer. The mean age at diagnosis of duodenal ulcer (40.7 years) was significantly lower (p less than 0.005) than that for gastric ulcer (53.7 years). Multivariate-adjusted odds ratios were calculated using a multiple logistic regression model. Cigarette smoking significantly increased the risk for both gastric ulcer (odds ratio = 3.10, 95% confidence interval [CI] 2.1-4.6) and duodenal ulcer (odds ratio = 1.9, 95% CI 1.2-2.9). Age greater than or equal to 40 years (odds ratio = 2.3, 95% CI 1.6-3.3) and consumption of salty foods (odds ratio = 1.5, 95% CI 1.0-2.1) also significantly increased the risk for gastric ulcer.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0192-0790
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
15
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
68-74
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Epidemiological study of peptic ulcer disease among Japanese and Koreans in Japan.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Preventive Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study