We'd performed the upper gastrointestinal study for a total of 10,047 insureds-male 5,919 female 4,128 persons-who were examined at medical department of Dae Han Kyoyuk Insurance Co., from August, 1986 to December, 1989. The results on duodenal ulcer were as follows; 1) Duodenal ulcer was found in 138 cases(1.37%) among the 10,047 insureds. 2) In all 138 cases who have duodenal ulcer, duodenal ulcer was found in 112 cases(1.89%) among the 5,919 insureds of male and in 26 cases(0.63%) among the 4,128 insureds of female. The incidence of duodenal ulcer in male was higher than in female. 3) The possessing rate of duodenal ulcer is 1.28% in 20 yrs, 1.24% in 30 yrs, 1.72% in 40 yrs, 1.21% in 50 yrs, 0.48% in 60 yrs. 4) The possessing rate of duodenal ulcer in male is 2.24% in 20 yrs, 1.78% in 30 yrs, 1.99% in 40 yrs, 2.05% in 50 yrs, 0.91% in 60 yrs and in female, 0.52% in 20 yrs, 0.48% in 30 yrs, 1.20% in 40 yrs, 0.2% in 50 yrs. 5) Coexistent lesion with duodenal ulcer were found in 19 cases; one case of esophageal diverticulum, one case of gastric diverticulum, one case of duodenal diverticulum, tow cases of gastric ulcer, six cases of gastritis, five cases of duodenitis, two cases of gastroduodenitis, one case of pseudodiverticulum.