Titre du document / Document title

Chili : protective factor against peptic ulcer ?

Auteur(s) / Author(s)

KANG J. Y. ⁽¹⁾ ; YEOH K. G. ; CHIA H. P. ; LEE H. P. ; CHIA Y. W. ; GUAN R. ; YAP I. ;

Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s)

⁽¹⁾ National univ. Singapore, dep. medicine, div. gastroenterology, Singapore 0511, SINGAPOUR

Résumé / Abstract

The aim of the present study was to determine the Frequency and amount of chili taken by peptic ulcer patients and control subjects. One hundred three Chinese patients with peptic ulcer and 87 control patients were interviewed using a standard questionnaire. Those subjects who deliberately avoided chili use because of symptoms or advice from friends or medical practitioners were excluded. The median number of times of chili use per month was eight in the ulcer group (25-75% quartiles 1-30) compared to 14 (8-56) in the control group (P<0.001). The median amount of chili used per month was 312 uriits (25-75% quartiles 38-899) in the ulcer group compared to 834 units (174-1892) in the control group (P<0.001). The odds ratio of having peptic ulcer disease, adjusted for age, sex, analgesic use, and smoking by multiple logistic regression, was 0.47 (95% confidence intervals: 0.25-0.89) for subjects who had a higher intake of chili both in terms of frequency as well as amount used compared to those who took less chili. Our data support the hypothesis that chili use has a protective effect against peptic ulcer disease

Revue / Journal Title

Digestive diseases and sciences   ISSN 0163-2116   CODEN DDSCDJ 

Source / Source

1995, vol. 40, n^o3, pp. 576-579 (15 ref.)

Langue / Language

Anglais

Editeur / Publisher

Springer, Heidelberg, ALLEMAGNE  (1979) (Revue)

Mots-clés anglais / English Keywords

Ulcer ; Stomach ; Prevention ; Supplemented diet ; Chilli pepper ; Uncertainty relation ; Human ; Mongoloid ; Digestive diseases ; Gastric disease ;

Mots-clés français / French Keywords

Ulcère ; Estomac ; Prévention ; Régime alimentaire enrichi ; Piment ; Relation incertitude ; Homme ; Mongoloïde ; Appareil digestif pathologie ; Estomac pathologie ;

Mots-clés espagnols / Spanish Keywords

Ulcera ; Estómago ; Prevención ; Régimen alimenticio enriquecido ; Chile pimiento ; Relación incertitud ; Hombre ; Mongoloide ; Aparato digestivo patología ; Estómago patología ;

Localisation / Location

INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 5060, 35400005634465.0200