Conclusions
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The gross measures of body build, weight, and blood pressure in 250 men with gastro-duodenal ulcer as proved by X-ray and history are compared with a control group of 7478 men.
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The ulcer patient was found to differ from the control group in every measure studied except height.
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The ulcer patient tends to be normal or underweight. He is seldom overweight.
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The chest circumference of the ulcer patient tends to be much smaller than is found in an unselected population. Only rarely does a person with a large chest have an ulcer.
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The abdomen circumference at the level of the umbilicus is smaller in the ulcer than in the unselected groups.
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The body build as measured by the chest :height index shows that the ulcer patient usually has a slender, narrow or linear type build. He is seldom of the broad-chested or lateral build and almost never extremely lateral.
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The chest:abdomen index shows that the ulcer patient, more so than in the unselected group, has little tendency to develop abdominal protrusion. His abdomen is smaller than his chest.
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Robinson, S.C., Brucer, M. The body build of the male ulcer patient. Jour. D. D. 7, 365–373 (1940). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02997442
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