Table 2.
Cumulative incidence of GI-diagnoses for males in the "white-collar" and the "blue-collar" city (the Twin cities) in the age-groups 25-79 years, numbers per 1,000 inhabitants
| White-collar twin city (L) | Blue-collar twin city (N) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
GI diagnoses Functional diseases |
25-44 years | 45-64 years | 65-79 years | 25-44 years | 45-64 years | 65-79 years |
| RR (95% CI) | RR (95% CI) | |||||
| GERD Esophageal reflux |
10.8 *** | 20.2 *** | 29.0 *** | 5.6 | 8.0 | 9.5 |
| 1.95 (1.53-2.47) | 2.51 (2.05-3.07) | 3.01 (2.27-3-97) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
| FD Functional dyspepsia |
10.2** | 13.1*** | 16.0** | 7.0 | 7.3 | 8.6 |
| 1.42 (1.17-1.82) | 1.80 (1.44-2.25) | 1.84 (1.34-2.52) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
| IBS-D, Irritable Bowel Syndrome - Diarrhoea | 2.0* | 2.1* | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 1.76 (1.00-3.07) | 2.00 (1.12-3.57) | 1.35 (0.88-6.88) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
| IBS-C, Irritable Bowel Syndrome - constipation | 3.0* | 3.0* | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| 1.64 (1.05-2.56) | 1.56 (1.00-1.46) | 1.0 | 1.00 | 1.00 | nt | |
| FGD-UNS Functional Bowel Disease unspecified |
5.9 | 10.0 | 26.0 | 7.0 | 10.1 | 33.0* |
| 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.17 (0.91-1.51) | 1.01 (0.90-1.12) | 1.24 (1.02-1.50) | |
| PUD, Stomach and Duodenum ulcer | 3.5** | 11.0*** | 30.0*** | 1.8 | 5.7 | 15.4 |
| 2.00 (1.31-3.06) | 1.92 (1.49-2.47) | 1.95 (1.55-2.47) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Gallstone, gallbladder inflammation and other diseases in the gallbladder area | 9.2 | 18.4 | 37.0 | 11.5* | 22.2* | 48.0* |
| 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.24 (1.02-1.51) | 1.21 (1.04-1.41) | 1.29 (1.10-1.52) | |
| Alcohol-related liver diseases | 0.5 | 2.4 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 4.6** | 2.4 |
| nt | 1.00 | 1.76 (0.96-3.23) | nt | 1.88 (1.27-2.76) | 1.00 | |
***p < 0.0001, **p < 0.001 *p < 0.05 nt = not tested