Abstract
A strong inverse highly significant association between peptic ulcer and blood-pressure has been demonstrated in an adult male population aged 40-49. This association holds with both the prevalence and incidence of peptic ulcer and was observed in each of the six areas of birth-groups into which the study population is divided. The association is stronger for diastolic than for systolic blood-pressure and is not removed by adjustment for the weight/height ratio. A weaker negative association was found at older ages, but this could easily have been due to chance.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1225-1226 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | The Lancet |
Volume | 296 |
Issue number | 7685 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 12 Dec 1970 |