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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Dig Dis Sci. 2011 Mar 30;56(6):1707–1717. doi: 10.1007/s10620-011-1672-4

Table 2.

Relative Risk for Barrett's Esophagus According to Smoking Status

Smoking Status
Never Former (1-24 cigarettes per day) Former (25+ cigarettes per day Current (1-24 cigarettes per day) Current (25+ cigarettes per day)
Specialized Intestinal Metaplasia
Cases/women, n/n
152 / 9177 159 / 7562 37 / 1524 20 / 1573 4 / 335
Age-adjusted OR (95% CI) 1.00 (reference) 1.23 (0.98-1.54) 1.43 (0.99-2.06) 0.80 (0.50-1.28) 0.78 (0.29-2.11)
Multivariate OR (95% CI) 1.00 (reference) 1.25 (0.99-1.59) 1.52 (1.04-2.22) 0.89 (0.54-1.45) 0.92 (0.34-2.54)
Specialized Intestinal Metaplasia
≥ 1cm
Cases/women, n/n
58 / 9083 62 / 7624 16 / 1540 10 / 1583 2 / 337
Age-adjusted OR (95% CI) 1.00 (reference) 1.25 (0.88-1.80) 1.61 (0.93-2.81) 1.01 (0.51-1.98) 0.97 (0.23-3.97)
Multivariate OR (95% CI) 1.00 (reference) 1.24 (0.85-1.83) 1.70 (0.95-3.05) 1.04 (0.50-2.13) 1.12 (0.27-4.70)
Columnar Histology with or without Specialized Intestinal Metaplasia
Cases/women, n/n
189 / 9214 194 / 7756 47 / 1571 27 / 1600 5 / 340
Age-adjusted OR (95% CI) 1.00 (reference) 1.21 (0.99-1.48) 1.46 (1.06-2.02) 0.86 (0.57-1.29) 0.78 (0.31-1.88)
Multivariate OR (95% CI) 1.00 (reference) 1.21 (0.98-1.50) 1.51 (1.08-2.11) 0.94 (0.61-1.43) 0.87 (0.35-2.16)

Multivariate ORs are adjusted for year of endoscopy; age (5-year categories); body mass index (weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters; <20, 20-24.9, 25-29.9, ≥30); physical activity (<1.7, 1.7 to 4.5, 4.6 to 10.5, 10.6 to 22.1, and >22.1 metabolic equivalent task score per week); daily caloric intake/day (quartiles); alcohol consumption (0, 0.1 to 4.9, 5.0 to 15.0, and >15g/day); and postmenopausal hormone use (premenopausal, never, past, current).

OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval