Abstract:To understand the incidence trend and characteristics of early gastric cancer and precancerous diseases in healthy people, and explore the importance of gastroscopy in healthy people, so as to provide clinical basis for future screening programs for early gastric cancer and precancerous diseases. Methods 1 281 cases of gastroscopic health examination from September 2015 to June 2018 were selected as study subjects (health group), and 1 281 cases of gastroscopic health examination in digestive outpatient department due to gastrointestinal symptoms were selected as controls (outpatient group). Results The detection rate of chronic atrophic gastritis, gastric ulcer, gastric polyps and gastric cancer in health group is 5.62%, 5.85%, 8.20% and 0.16% respectively, including 2 early gastric cancer. Outpatient group check out the corresponding disease rate of 9.84%, 8.04%, 8.82% and 0.86% respectively, including1early gastric cancer. The difference between the two groups was statistically significant except for gastric polyps. The two groups detected gastric ulcer and gastric cancer mainly in men, and the majority of gastric polyps were in women. Chronic atrophic gastritis was mainly male in the physical examination group, but mostly female in the outpatient group (P < 0.05). The detection rate of chronic atrophic gastritis and gastric ulcer increased with the age of the patients. The detection rate of gastric polyps and gastric cancer was not significantly related to the age growth, but with the age, the detection rate of diseases also increased. The detection rates of chronic atrophic gastritis in the two groups were significantly different between 40-50 years old and 51-60 years old, and gastric ulcer was more than 60 years old. The peak detection age of gastric polyps in the two groups was 51-60 years old and over 60 years old. There was no significant difference between the two groups. The incidence of gastric cancer is higher in people over 60 years old, and the detection rate increases with age. The atrophy degree of chronic atrophic gastritis in the two groups has statistical significance. The atrophy degree in the physical examination group is significantly lighter than that in the outpatient group, but the degree of intestinal metaplasia has no statistical significance. There is no statistical difference in the atrophy and intestinal metaplasia degree of gastric ulcer between the two groups. Conclusion The detection rate of gastric cancer and precancerous diseases in healthy people over 40 years old is relatively high, so it is necessary to carry out gastroscopic screening. The detection rate of early gastric cancer can be significantly improved by gastroscopic screening in healthy people. Tissue biopsy is of great significance for disease severity and prognosis evaluation.