Prevalence of peptic ulcer in India: an endoscopic and epidemiological study in urban Kashmir.
The prevalence of peptic ulcer disease in the general population of Kashmir, India, was determined by endoscopy in a randomly selected sample population of 2763 adults aged 15 years and above who were interviewed using a questionnaire. Of 239 persons with ulcer symptoms, 193 (80.7%) had an oesophagogastroduodenoscopy. A randomly selected 177 individuals from among the remaining population without ulcer symptoms, were also endoscoped. The point prevalence of peptic ulcer was 4.72% and the lifetime prevalence was 11.22%. The duodenal to gastric ulcer ratio was 17.1:1. Duodenal and gastric ulcer were common in men. The prevalence of peptic ulcer increased with age, with a peak prevalence of 28.8% in the 5th decade of life. Peptic ulcer was not related to socio-economic status. The prevalence of complications, such as bleeding, stenosis, or perforation were similar to those reported in the West.
Khuroo
M S
MS
Department of Gastroenterology, Sher-i-Kashmir, Institute of Medical Sciences, India.
Mahajan
R
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Zargar
S A
SA
Javid
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Munshi
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S
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004381:Duodenal Ulcer / Q000453:epidemiology; D004384:Duodenoscopy; D005260:Female; D005773:Gastroscopy; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010437:Peptic Ulcer / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011897:Random Allocation; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000453:epidemiology; D014505:Urban Population