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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2006 Sep 5.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Gastroenterol. 2001 Nov;96(11):3071–3083. doi: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2001.05261.x

Table 1.

Cancer Cases, Relative Risks, and Cumulative Incidence of Cancer After Baseline Diagnoses (95% CI*)

Cancer Incidence
Cytometric Measure n No. Cancers RR (95% CI) 3 yr 5 yr
4N
  >6% 52 24 12 (6.2, 22) 53 (37, 69) 57 (41, 74)
  >15% 13 6 10 (4.1, 27) 39 39
  6–15% 39 18 12 (6.2, 24) 56 (39, 75) 62
  ≤6% 255 18 4.7 (2.6, 8.7) 6.5 (3.6, 11.6)
Aneuploid
  Yes 45 16 5.9 (3.1, 11) 43 (27, 62) 43 (27, 62)
  No 262 26 7.7 (4.8, 12) 10 (6.6, 16)
Aneuploid (ploidy > 2.7N)
  Yes 34 15 9.5 (4.9, 18) 64 64
  No 273 27 7.4 (4.6, 12) 10 (6.3, 15)
Aneuploid (>2.7N)/4N > 6
  +/+ 23 12 23 (10, 50) 75 75
  +/− 11 3 7.9 (2.3, 28) 46 46
  −/+ 29 12 10 (4.7, 22) 41 (24, 63) 48
  −/− 244 15 3.4 (1.6, 7.0) 5.2 (2.6, 10)
  Either positive 63 27 13 (6.7, 25) 51 (37, 67) 55 (40, 71)
S Phase
  >5.5% 164 30 2.3 (1.2, 4.4) 17 (12, 25) 21 (15, 30)
  ≤5.5% 143 12 6.6 (3.3, 13) 6.6 (3.3, 13)
S Phase
  >9% 44 9 2.0 (.94, 4.1) 21 (11, 40) 28 (14, 51)
  ≤9% 263 33 11 (7.3, 16) 13 (8.6, 18)

RR = relative risk.

*

95% CI provided at times when more than five patients at risk for esophageal adenocarcinoma are still followed.

Reference group is ≤6%.