Epidemiology of Duodenal Ulcer in Israel

Abstract

An epidemiological study of duodenal ulcer in Israel, based on 763 hospital admissions, is reported. Hospitalized patients, comprise a selected patient population (since not all duodenal ulcer are hospitalized) so that it is impossible to extrapolate from the presented data any conclusions about the frequency of the disease in the generalpopulation. Special features revealed by our analysis were the varying female/male (F/M) ratio with age of onset, ethnic group, profession and marital status. Some socio-cultural aspects are discussed in relation to their importancewith regard to the prevalence and incidence of the disease.