title: Peptic ulcer: (Analysis of predisposing and associated causes).
abstract: Age incidence, food habits and socio-economic condition were studied in a series of 478 predominantly male peptic ulcer patients. Age incidence of peptic ulcer increased in the second decade of life, reached a peak at the third decade and tapered off towards the end of fourth decade. As many as 57% of the patients belonged to the low socio-economic group and 78% were having only two meals a day. A ratio of 21 : 1 for duodenal ulcer to gastric ulcer was revealed from laparotomy findings.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001459:Bangladesh; D004381:Duodenal Ulcer / Q000453:epidemiology; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010437:Peptic Ulcer / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000453:epidemiology