Table 2.
Self-reported stress levels during lifetime
| Controls |
RO |
BO |
OAC |
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| Stress levels | n (%) | n (%) | AOR (95%CI) | n (%) | AOR (95%CI) | n (%) | AOR (95%CI) |
| Reed stress inventory levels | |||||||
| Low | 45 (17.6) | 63 (27.9) | 1.00 | 60 (27.2) | 1.00 | 81 (36.3) | 1.00 |
| Medium | 154 (60.2) | 122 (54.0) | 0.92 (0.51-1.63) | 102 (46.2) | 0.51 (0.31-0.86) | 91 (40.8) | 0.37 (0.23-0.61) |
| High | 57 (22.3) | 41 (18.1) | 1.43 (0.64-3.22) | 59 (26.7) | 0.60 (0.33-1.09) | 51 (22.9) | 0.51 (0.29-0.90) |
| P for trend 0.48 | P for trend 0.10 | P for trend 0.010 | |||||
| Teenage years | |||||||
| 1 | 135 (52.7) | 132 (58.7) | 1.00 | 122 (55.5) | 1.00 | 127 (57.5) | 1.00 |
| 2 | 67 (26.1) | 53 (23.6) | 1.05 (0.64-1.71) | 42 (19.1) | 0.73 (0.43-1.23) | 32 (14.5) | 0.63 (0.37-1.06) |
| 3 | 31 (14.1) | 26 (11.6) | 0.77 (0.40-1.49) | 31 (14.1) | 1.06 (0.57-1.96) | 42 (19.0) | 1.50 (0.84-2.67) |
| 4 | 16 (6.3) | 11 (4.9) | 0.67 (0.26-1.70) | 14 (6.4) | 0.75 (0.31-1.79) | 9 (4.1) | 0.58 (0.23-1.48) |
| 5 | 7 (2.7) | 3 (1.3) | 0.28 (0.06-1.26) | 11 (5.0) | 0.76 (0.25-2.29) | 11 (5.0) | 1.18 (0.40-3.48) |
| P for trend 0.10 | P for trend 0.55 | P for trend 0.85 | |||||
| Young adulthood | |||||||
| 1 | 64 (25.0) | 38 (16.9) | 1.00 | 76 (34.7) | 1.00 | 70 (32.3) | 1.00 |
| 2 | 67 (26.2) | 61 (27.1) | 2.04 (1.11-3.76) | 47 (21.5) | 0.59 (0.34-1.04) | 52 (24.0) | 0.80 (0.47-1.38) |
| 3 | 82 (32.0) | 75 (33.3) | 1.92 (1.06-3.49) | 57 (26.0) | 0.47 (0.27-0.81) | 55 (25.4) | 0.67 (0.39-1.14) |
| 4 | 32 (12.5) | 39 (17.3) | 2.65 (1.27-5.55) | 23 (10.5) | 0.46 (0.22-0.96) | 24 (11.1) | 0.71 (0.35-1.44) |
| 5 | 11 (4.3) | 12 (5.3) | 3.20 (1.07-9.55) | 16 (7.3) | 0.86 (0.33-2.28) | 16 (7.4) | 1.22 (0.47-3.18) |
| P for trend 0.01 | P for trend 0.05 | P for trend 0.49 | |||||
| Midlife | |||||||
| 1 | 68 (28.7) | 20 (9.1) | 1.00 | 52 (25.0) | 1.00 | 58 (27.9) | 1.00 |
| 2 | 57 (24.1) | 38 (17.2) | 2.56 (1.22-5.37) | 39 (18.8) | 0.87 (0.48-1.59) | 62 (29.8) | 1.25 (0.73-2.16) |
| 3 | 55 (23.2) | 50 (22.6) | 4.04 (1.97-8.25) | 48 (23.1) | 1.07 (0.59-1.94) | 38 (18.3) | 0.95 (0.53-1.71) |
| 4 | 41 (17.3) | 76 (34.4) | 8.50 (4.14-17.46) | 47 (22.6) | 1.23 (0.65-2.30) | 25 (12.0) | 0.70 (0.36-1.36) |
| 5 | 16 (6.8) | 37 (16.7) | 9.82 (4.11-23.45) | 22 (10.6) | 1.27 (0.55-2.89) | 25 (12.0) | 1.60 (0.72-3.53) |
| P for trend 0.001 | P for trend 0.33 | P for trend 0.97 | |||||
| Senior years | |||||||
| 1 | 64 (42.4) | 30 (24.4) | 1.00 | 47 (39.2) | 1.00 | 47 (37.3) | 1.00 |
| 2 | 38 (25.1) | 28 (22.8) | 1.76 (0.86-3.61) | 23 (19.2) | 0.71 (0.35-1.45) | 32 (25.4) | 1.08 (0.56-2.09) |
| 3 | 30 (19.9) | 22 (17.9) | 1.77 (0.82-3.83) | 22 (18.3) | 0.93 (0.44-1.96) | 19 (15.1) | 0.84 (0.40-1.78) |
| 4 | 12 (8.0) | 23 (18.7) | 4.28 (1.72-10.67) | 18 (15.0) | 2.15 (0.85-5.43) | 14 (11.1) | 1.71 (0.67-4.35) |
| 5 | 7 (4.6) | 20 (16.3) | 5.92 (1.72-16.77) | 10 (8.3) | 1.48 (0.48-4.54) | 14 (11.1) | 2.35 (0.82-6.70) |
| P for trend 0.001 | P for trend 0.20 | P for trend 0.14 | |||||
RO: Reflux oesophagitis; BO: Barrett’s oesophagus; OAC: Oesophageal adenocarcinoma; 1: Low; 2-4: Medium; 5: High; AOR: Adjusted odds ratio.