Incidence of Endoscopically Observed Peptic Ulcer and Sites of Gastric Ulcer by Age

Keimyung Medical Journal 1987;6(2):252-257.

소화성 궤양의 발생빈도와 위궤양의 연령별 호발부위

이수형; 천종욱; 강영우; 허정욱; 안성훈; 박승국

Abstract

Clinical analysis was performed on 1582 cases of peptic ulcer patients who were diagnosed by gastrofiberscopy at DONG SAN MEDICAL CENTER during past 5 years from 1982 to 1986. We analyzed them in terms of incidence of peptic ulcer; the ratio of gastric ulcer to duodenal ulcer; age and sex distribution; and the sites of gastric ulcer. We have got the following results. 1) We observed 1528 cases of peptic ulcer of which duodenal ulcer comprised 802 cases (52.5%) and gastric ulcer 726 cases (47. 5%). 2) Annual incidence of peptic ulcer disease was variable. 3) As to the gastric ulcer; 642 cases (88.4%) were developed above 35 by age; but only 84 cases (11.6%) were developed below 35. 4) About the sites of gastric ulcer; antrum was more commonly involved than body below 60 by age; but in cases of above 60; body was more commonly involved (p<0.05). 5) The sex ratio (male: female) of gastric ulcer was 3.4 : 1 but in female; gastric ulcer occurred in older age group than in male (p<0.01). 6) In pediatric field; the incidence of duodenal ulcer was 3.4 times greater than that of gastric ulcer.