Table 3.
Cumulative incidence of GI-diagnoses for females 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 |
9.1*** | 20.6*** | 29.0 *** | 3.6 | 8.7 | 9.2 |
| 2.53 (1.88-3.40) | 2.51 (2.05-3.07) | 3.02 (2.32-3-91) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| FD Functional dyspepsia |
18.0*** | 24.0*** | 24.0*** | 8.2 | 8.0 | 10.2 |
| 2.18 (1.76-2.66) | 3.04 (2.49-3.72) | 2.34 (1.81-3.02) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| IBS-D, Irritable Bowel Syndrome - Diarrhoea | 7.0*** | 5.5*** | 5.0 ** | 2.6 | 2.4 | 1.6 |
| 2.62 (1.86-3.71) | 2.28 (1.57-3.33) | 3.03 (1.62-5.65) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| IBS-C, Irritable Bowel Syndrome - constipation | 7.0* | 7.0 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 4.2 |
| 1.41 (1.07-1.87) | 1.15 (0.87-1.50 | 1.28 (0.83-1.97) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| FGD-UNS Functional Bowel Disease unspecified |
18.0** | 19.0* | 32.0 | 13.0 | 16.2 | 32.0 |
| 1.38 (1.16-1.64) | 1.18 (1.00-1.39) | nt | 1.00 | 1.00 | nt | |
| PUD, Stomach and Duodenum ulcer | 3.0** | 7.5*** | 24.0*** | 1.0 | 4.0 | 8.0 |
| 2.61 (1.51-4.53) | 1.87 (1.39-2.54) | 2.97 (2.24-3.93) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Gallstone, gallbladder inflammation and other diseases in the gallbladder area | 25.6 | 32.0 | 35.0 | 35.0*** | 44.0*** | 47.0** |
| 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.36 (1.21-1.53) | 1.37 (1.22-1.53) | 1.35 (1.16-1.57) | |
| Alcohol-related liver diseases | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 1.8* | 0.9 |
| nt | 1.00 | 1.35 (0.54-3.35) | nt | 2.23 (1.16-4.28) | 1.00 | |
***p<0.0001, **p<0.001 *p<0.05 nt = not tested