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. 2006 Oct;55(10):1390–1397. doi: 10.1136/gut.2005.083295

Table 2 Odds of cases compared with controls showing evidence of staining for markers in the initial oesophageal biopsies.

Marker †Oesophageal malignancy and high grade dysplasia Oesophageal malignancy Oesophageal adenocarcinoma
Cases Controls OR (95% CI) Cases Controls OR (95% CI) Cases Controls OR (95% CI)
Cyclin D1
 None 5 29 1.00 4 19 1.00 3 17 1.00
 Focal 19 70 1.66 (0.44, 6.20) 15 58 1.14 (0.30, 4.28) 11 44 1.26 (0.27, 5.81)
 Diffuse/intense 10 64 0.93 (0.21, 4.22) 9 59 0.65 (0.14, 2.94) 8 47 0.81 (0.14, 4.58)
 Diffuse/intense v none/focal 0.59 (0.24, 1.48) 0.58 (0.22, 1.52) 0.66 (0.22, 1.99)
TP53
 None 13 85 1.00 10 66 1.00 8 60 1.00
 Focal 10 59 1.65 (0.59, 4.63) 8 53 1.48 (0.47, 4.68) 6 34 1.57 (0.43, 5.67)
 Diffuse/intense 11 19 8.42 (2.37, 30.0) 10 17 11.1 (2.32, 52.7) 8 14 11.7 (1.93, 71.4)
 Diffuse/intense v none/focal 6.34 (2.11, 19.1) 8.59 (2.22, 33.3) 9.28 (1.78, 48.3)
COX‐2
 None 7 28 1.00 6 22 1.00 5 19 1.00
 Grade 1 18 106 0.72 (0.25, 2.08) 14 90 0.58 (0.18, 1.87) 11 74 0.53 (0.15, 1.83)
 Grade 2/3 9 28 1.62 (0.36, 7.30) 8 23 1.65 (0.30, 9.05) 6 14 1.68 (0.26, 10.7)
 Grade 2/3 v grade 0/1 2.22 (0.72, 6.79) 2.78 (0.77, 9.95) 3.03 (0.71, 12.9)
β‐catenin
 None 21 105 1.00 15 85 1.00 11 67 1.00
 Focal 11 54 1.05 (0.45, 2.44) 11 42 1.33 (0.54, 3.28) 9 37 1.46 (0.55, 3.95)
 diffuse/intense 1 2 2.40 (0.19, 29.7) 1 2 2.43 (0.20, 30.3) 1 2 2.22 (0.17, 28.1)
 Diffuse/intense v none/focal 2.37 (0.19, 29.2) 2.27 (0.18, 28.0) 2.04 (0.16, 25.8)

†Oesophageal malignancy refers to adenocarcinomas and patients with undifferentiated/unspecified carcinoma.

Reference category in each analysis is no staining.

COX‐2, cyclooxygenase 2; OR (95% CI), odds ratio (95% confidence interval).