Peptic Ulcer Disease in a General Adult Population

The authors' aim in this study was to explore the prevalence, symptomatology, and risk factors for peptic ulcer in a general adult population. Between December 1998 and June 2001, the authors surveyed a random sample (n = 3,000) of the adult population (n = 21,610) in two communities in northern Sweden using a validated questionnaire, the Abdominal Symptom Questionnaire (response rate = 74%). A subsample (n = 1,001) of the responders was...