ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Public Health

Sec. Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Addictions

Volume 13 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1550045

A Global Perspective on Smoking's Impact on Peptic Ulcer Disease: DALY Trends and Projections

Provisionally accepted
Chang  LIChang LI1,2,3*Kun  JiangKun Jiang1,2,3Shennan  PanShennan Pan1,2,3Chaogui  TangChaogui Tang1,2,3Kai  WangKai Wang2,4*
  • 1Huai'an First People's Hospital, Huai'an, China
  • 2Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
  • 3Laboratory Medicine, huaian, China
  • 4Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Huai'an First People's Hospital, Huai'an, China

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Objective: This study aims to analyze global trends in smoking-attributable peptic ulcer disease (PUD) disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) from 1990 to 2021 and project future trends to 2046. Methods: Data were obtained from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. We calculated age-standardized DALYs rates (ASDR) and estimated annual percentage changes (EAPC) for smoking-attributable PUD DALYs. Bayesian Age-Period-Cohort models were used to project future trends.Results: From 1990 to 2021, global smoking-attributable PUD DALYs decreased significantly, with the age-standardized rate declining from 35.4 to 9.4 per 100,000 (EAPC: -4.45%). High-income regions showed faster declines, while some low-and middle-income countries experienced slower progress or even increases. Gender disparities were observed, with males consistently showing higher ASDR. Projections suggest a continued global decline in smoking-attributable PUD DALYs to 2046, with persistent regional disparities. By 2046, the global ASDR is expected to decrease to approximately 3.2 per 100,000, with higher rates persisting in certain regions such as Kiribati (44.6 per 100,000) and Cambodia (45.1 per 100,000).While global smoking-attributable PUD DALYs have significantly decreased and are projected to continue declining, substantial regional and gender disparities persist. These findings underscore the need for targeted tobacco control interventions, particularly in high-risk regions and among vulnerable populations, to further reduce the global burden of smoking-attributable PUD.

Keywords: Smoking, peptic ulcer disease, Disability-adjusted life years, global health, Trends, projections

Received: 30 Dec 2024; Accepted: 15 Apr 2025.

Copyright: © 2025 LI, Jiang, Pan, Tang and Wang. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

* Correspondence:
Chang LI, Huai'an First People's Hospital, Huai'an, China
Kai Wang, Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Huai'an First People's Hospital, Huai'an, China

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