Table 1 Characteristics of the studied population.
Patients | 60 | |
|---|---|---|
Age (yrs) | Mean | 48 |
Median | 47 | |
Range | 21 – 83 | |
Sex | Women | 31 (52%) |
Men | 29 (48%) | |
Peptic ulcer risk | Smokers | 21 (35%) |
NSAIDs* users | 16 (27%) | |
Peptic ulcer type | Gastric | 24 (40%) |
Duodenal | 31 (52%) | |
Gastric + Duodenal | 5 (8%) |