Analysis of gastroscopy results among healthy people undergoing a medical checkup: a retrospective study
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RESEARCH ARTICLE
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Analysis of gastroscopy results among healthy people undergoing a medical checkup: a retrospective study Haosu Huang, Yanting Rong, Meng Wang, Zimeng Guo, Yanghua Yu, Zhenpu Long, Xiaoxiao Chen, Hanyue Wang, Junjie Ding, Lu Yan and Jie Peng*
Abstract Background: The association of upper gastrointestinal endoscopic findings with sex, age, and Helicobacter pylori infection in asymptomatic healthy people is unclear. The aim of this study was to retrospectively determine the associations of upper gastrointestinal endoscopic findings in asymptomatic healthy people with sex, age, and H. pylori infection. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted on 2923 patients from a health examination center in Xiangya Hospital between September 2015 and September 2019. Data on sex, age, H. pylori infection, and gastroscopy results were collected. Results: Among 2923 asymptomatic patients who underwent gastroscopy, 2911 (99.59%) had abnormal results. The top three results were chronic gastritis (95.11%), peptic ulcer (17.45%), and duodenitis (9.17%). Inflammation of the gastric mucosa in chronic gastritis was more severe in the H. pylori-positive group. The incidence of peptic ulcer decreased with increasing age and was higher in men, patients aged
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