Towards a true prevalence of peptic ulcer: the Sorreisa gastrointestinal disorder study.

This study, designed to overcome methodological problems inherent in earlier prevalence studies of peptic ulcer, was carried out in a municipality in northern Norway. It included the total population of 2027, aged 20-69 years, and comprised a questionnaire and search for previously diagnosed peptic...

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Published in:Gut
Main Authors: Bernersen, B, Johnsen, R, Straume, B, Burhol, P G, Jenssen, T G, Stakkevold, P A
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 1990
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Research Article
Norway
Northern Norway
Online Access:http://gut.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/31/9/989
https://doi.org/10.1136/gut.31.9.989
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Summary:This study, designed to overcome methodological problems inherent in earlier prevalence studies of peptic ulcer, was carried out in a municipality in northern Norway. It included the total population of 2027, aged 20-69 years, and comprised a questionnaire and search for previously diagnosed peptic ulcers in the local medical records for all subjects, and additional endoscopy of all subjects with dyspepsia and their matched healthy controls (n = 619). The overall prevalence was 10.5% in men and 9.5% in women, a sex ratio close to one and a higher duodenal:gastric ratio than previously reported from this region. A substantial 1% prevalence of asymptomatic ulcers was also observed.

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