The new PUD cases in different seasons among various subgroups (gender and age Groups) based on the usage of NSAIDs
| Non-NSAIDs users | NSAIDs users (non-long term) | NSAIDs users (long term) | ||||||||||
| Spring | Summer | Fall | Winter | Spring | Summer | Fall | Winter | Spring | Summer | Fall | Winter | |
| Gender | ||||||||||||
| Male | 719 (24.9) | 683 (23.65) | 650 (22.51) | 836 (28.95) | 885 (26.23) | 807 (23.92) | 819 (24.27) | 863 (25.58) | 542 (25.45) | 545 (25.59) | 490(23) | 553 (25.96) |
| Female | 330 (28.04) | 258 (21.92) | 259 (22.01) | 330 (28.04) | 419 (24.12) | 432 (24.87) | 423 (24.35) | 463 (26.66) | 422 (24.59) | 418 (24.36) | 431 (25.12) | 445 (25.93) |
| Age | ||||||||||||
| <65 | 501 (26.01) | 459 (23.83) | 444 (23.05) | 522 (27.1) | 605 (25.99) | 573 (24.61) | 550 (23.63) | 600 (25.77) | 236 (23.16) | 267 (26.2) | 256 (25.12) | 260 (25.52) |
| ≥65 | 548 (25.62) | 482 (22.53) | 465 (21.74) | 644 (30.11) | 699 (25.12) | 666 (23.93) | 692 (24.87) | 726 (26.09) | 728 (25.75) | 696 (24.62) | 665 (23.52) | 738 (26.11) |
| PUD type | ||||||||||||
| GU | 532 (24.72) | 508 (23.61) | 485 (22.54) | 627 (29.14) | 726 (25.41) | 702 (24.57) | 711 (24.89) | 718 (25.13) | 564 (24.55) | 604 (26.3) | 554 (24.12) | 575 (25.03) |
| DU | 436 (27.82) | 343 (21.89) | 352 (22.46) | 436 (27.82) | 485 (25.87) | 455 (24.27) | 430 (22.93) | 505 (26.93) | 335 (26.21) | 292 (22.85) | 296 (23.16) | 355 (27.78) |
| Others | 81 (23.41) | 90 (26.01) | 72 (20.81) | 103 (29.77) | 93 (24.54) | 82 (21.64) | 101 (26.65) | 103 (27.18) | 65 (23.99) | 67 (24.72) | 71 (26.2) | 68 (25.09) |
| Area | ||||||||||||
| North | 418 (25.66) | 373 (22.9) | 361 (22.16) | 477 (29.28) | 470 (25.54) | 437 (23.75) | 457 (24.84) | 476 (25.87) | 381 (25.67) | 365 (24.6) | 341 (22.98) | 397 (26.75) |
| Central | 255 (25.97) | 227 (23.12) | 224 (22.81) | 276 (28.11) | 332 (25.7) | 319 (24.69) | 330 (25.54) | 311 (24.07) | 238 (24.54) | 245 (25.26) | 238 (24.54) | 249 (25.67) |
| South | 334 (25.93) | 302 (23.45) | 293 (22.75) | 359 (27.87) | 462 (25.62) | 445 (24.68) | 418 (23.18) | 478 (26.51) | 290 (24.15) | 309 (25.73) | 299 (24.9) | 303 (25.23) |
| East | 36 (24.66) | 37 (25.34) | 28 (19.18) | 45 (30.82) | 36 (23.53) | 28 (18.3) | 31 (20.26) | 58 (37.91) | 49 (28.32) | 42 (24.28) | 40 (23.12) | 42 (24.28) |
| Others | 6 (30) | 2 (10) | 3 (15) | 9 (45) | 4 (17.39) | 10 (43.48) | 6 (26.09) | 3 (13.04) | 6 (33.33) | 2 (11.11) | 3 (16.67) | 7 (38.89) |
DU, duodenal ulcer; GU, gastric ulcer; NSAIDs, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; PUD, peptic ulcer disease.