Seasonal variation of peptic ulcer disease, peptic ulcer bleeding, and acute pancreatitis: A nationwide population-based study using a common data model

• Published in: Medicine (Baltimore) Vol. 100; no. 21; p. e25820
• Main Authors: Yoon, Jin Young, Cha, Jae Myung, Kim, Ha Il, Kwak, Min Seob
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 28.05.2021
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Age Factors; Databases, Factual - statistics & numerical data; Epidemiological Monitoring; Humans; Incidence; Male; Middle Aged; Models, Statistical; Observational Study; Pancreatitis - epidemiology; Peptic Ulcer - complications; Peptic Ulcer - epidemiology; Peptic Ulcer Hemorrhage - epidemiology; Peptic Ulcer Hemorrhage - etiology; Republic of Korea - epidemiology; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Seasons; Sex Distribution; Sex Factors; Young Adult; Republic of Korea

Although gastrointestinal diseases are reported at various times throughout the year, some particular seasons are associated with a higher incidence of these diseases. This study aimed to identify the seasonal variations of peptic ulcer (PU), peptic ulcer bleeding (PUB), and acute pancreatitis (AP)...