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. 2007 Mar 14;13(10):1585–1594. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i10.1585

Table 5.

Smoking in controls, Barrett’s oesophagus and oesophageal adenocarcinoma patients

Controls Barrett's oesophagus
Oesophageal adenocarcinoma
No. No. Adjusted1 OR (95% CI) Further adjusted for GOR OR (95% CI) No. Adjusted1 OR (95% CI) Further adjusted for GOR OR (95% CI)
Smoking status (5 yr prior to interview)
Never2 102 87 1.00 1.00 46 1.00 1.00
Ex-smoker 107 85 0.97 (0.63 to 1.49) 0.86 (0.53 to 1.40) 99 1.85 (1.15 to 2.97) 1.72 (1.06 to 2.81)
Current smoker 45 50 1.27 (0.74 to 2.17) 1.41 (0.77 to 2.58) 77 4.64 (2.64 to 8.17) 4.84 (2.72 to 8.61)
No. of cigarettes smoked per day
Never2 102 87 1.00 1.00 46 1.00 1.00
< 15 54 41 0.94 (0.57-1.57) 0.98 (0.55 to 1.75) 44 1.85 (1.07-3.20) 1.87 (1.06 to 3.28)
15-20 51 41 0.98 (0.58-1.65) 0.94 (0.52 to 1.69) 67 3.14 (1.83-5.37) 3.05 (1.76 to 5.30)
> 20 49 53 1.32 (0.78-2.22) 1.16 (0.65 to 2.09) 66 2.92 (1.68-5.10) 2.72 (1.54 to 4.80)
Duration of smoking (yr)
Never2 102 87 1.00 1.00 46 1.00 1.00
< 20 47 28 0.72 (0.41 to 1.28) 0.72 (0.38 to 1.38) 38 1.92 (1.07 to 3.44) 1.91 (1.05 to 3.48)
20-35 55 57 1.21 (0.74 to 1.98) 1.09 (0.62 to 1.90) 54 2.08 (1.21 to 3.58) 1.94 (1.11 to 3.38)
> 35 53 51 1.18 (0.70 to 1.98) 1.18 (0.66 to 2.11) 85 3.74 (2.18 to 6.40) 3.71 (2.14 to 6.42)
Years since quitting smoking
Never2 102 87 1.00 1.00 46 1.00 1.00
< 26 27 29 1.27 (0.74 to 2.19) 1.42 (0.78 to 2.60) 36 4.72 (2.68 to 8.31) 4.89 (2.74 to 8.71)
26-41 40 32 1.26 (0.68 to 2.33) 1.11 (0.56 to 2.20) 29 2.68 (1.42 to 5.07) 2.51 (1.30 to 4.83)
> 41 40 24 1.02 (0.58 to 1.81) 0.89 (0.47 to 1.70) 34 1.52 (0.82 to 2.85) 1.40 (0.74 to 2.66)
Pack years of smoking
Never2 102 87 1.00 1.00 46 1.00 1.00
< 15 48 36 0.92 (0.54 to 1.57) 0.94 (0.51 to 1.72) 30 1.39 (0.76 to 2.55) 1.39 (0.75 to 2.58)
15-40 55 47 1.01 (0.61 to 1.67) 0.92 (0.52 to 1.63) 68 2.95 (1.74 to 5.00) 2.84 (1.66 to 4.86)
> 40 51 52 1.28 (0.76 to 2.17) 1.23 (0.68 to 2.21) 79 3.48 (2.01 to 6.02) 3.34 (1.91 to 5.83)
Cigar
Never 234 204 1.00 1.00 194 1.00 1.00
Ever 22 18 0.84 (0.41 to 1.71)3 0.73 (0.33 to 1.61)3 29 1.30 (0.67 to 2.53)3 1.22 (0.61 to 2.43)3
Pipe
Never 233 194 1.00 1.00 182 1.00 1.00
Ever 23 28 1.68 (0.88 to 3.20)3 1.31 (0.64 to 2.68)3 41 1.64 (0.88 to 3.06)3 1.45 (0.77 to 2.75)3

GOR: gastro-oesophageal reflux; OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval.

1

Adjusted for sex, age at interview date, body mass index 5 yr prior to the interview date, alcohol intake (grams), years of full-time education and job type (manual, non-manual).

2

Never smoked, smoked less than 100 cigarettes in lifetime or smoked less than 1 cigarette per day for 6 mo in their lifetime

3

Adjusted for use of other tobacco products e.g. cigarettes, pipe or cigar respectively.