Characteristics of 3586 Han and Uyghur patients with peptic ulcer in Xinjiang

OBJECTIVESTo compare the features of patients with peptic ulcer between Han and Uyghur ethnicity from 2013 to 2018 in Xinjiang and to provide the evidence of prevention and treatment for the different ethnicity. METHODSData of 3 586 patients with peptic ulcer (3 293 Han and 293 Uyghur) in the Karamay Central Hospital of Xinjiang, including the detection rate of peptic ulcer, helicobacter pylori (Hp) detection rate of population, season, gender, lesion location and complication, were collected from January 2013 to December 2018 and compared between 2 nationalities. RESULTSThere were significant difference in the detection rate of peptic ulcer and population's Hp between Han and Uyghur (P