Table 3

Incidence and number of new occurrences in different seasons among various subgroups (gender and age groups) by different PUD types

GUDUOthers
SpringSummerFallWinterSpringSummerFallWinterSpringSummerFallWinter
Gender
 Male1105 (24.8)1108 (24.87)1072 (24.06)1170 (26.26)877 (27.03)753 (23.2)729 (22.47)886 (27.3)164 (23.7)174 (25.14)158 (22.83)196 (28.32)
 Female717 (25.15)706 (24.76)678 (23.78)750 (26.31)379 (25.69)337 (22.85)349 (23.66)410 (27.8)75 (24.67)65 (21.38)86 (28.29)78 (25.66)
Age
 <65691 (24.47)709 (25.11)700 (24.79)724 (25.64)546 (27.06)491 (24.33)441 (21.85)540 (26.76)105 (24.36)99 (22.97)109 (25.29)118 (27.38)
 ≥651131 (25.23)1105 (24.65)1050 (23.43)1196 (26.68)710 (26.28)599 (22.17)637 (23.58)756 (27.98)134 (23.72)140 (24.78)135 (23.89)156 (27.61)
Area
 North684 (24.64)690 (24.86)639 (23.02)763 (27.49)483 (26.98)388 (21.68)420 (23.46)499 (27.88)102 (26.36)97 (25.06)100 (25.84)88 (22.74)
 Central449 (25.31)441 (24.86)442 (24.92)442 (24.92)322 (26.29)283 (23.1)294(24)326 (26.61)54 (22.04)67 (27.35)56 (22.86)68 (27.76)
 South609 (24.93)603 (24.68)606 (24.81)625 (25.58)405 (26.15)386 (24.92)329 (21.24)429 (27.7)72 (24.08)66 (22.07)75 (25.08)86 (28.76)
 East70 (25.45)72 (26.18)53 (19.27)80 (29.09)41 (28.87)28 (19.72)33 (23.24)40 (28.17)10 (18.18)7 (12.73)13 (23.64)25 (45.45)
 Others10 (26.32)8 (21.05)10 (26.32)10 (26.32)5 (35.71)5 (35.71)2 (14.29)2 (14.29)1 (10.00)2 (20.00)0 (0.00)7 (70.00)
  • DU, duodenal ulcer; GU, gastric ulce; PUD, peptic ulcer disease.