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. 2015 Jan 29;5(1):e006640. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006640

Table 3.

Risk of OAC and HGD–OAC by drug class by duration on data pooled on patient-level

Exposure Duration category OAC
HGD–OAC
OAC Case N (%) OAC Control N (%) ORmatched (95% CI) p Value ORadjusted* (95% CI) p Value Case N (%) Control N (%) ORmatched (95% CI) p Value ORadjusted* (95% CI) p Value
Total 45 (100) 732 (100) 57 (100) 1409 (100)
NSAID None 32 (71) 566 (77) Ref Ref 44 (77) 1159 (82) Ref Ref
Yes 13 (29) 166 (23) 1.3 (0.6 to 2.5) 0.492 1.2 (0.6 to 2.5) 0.532 13 (23) 250 (18) 1.0 (0.5 to 1.9) 1.000 0.9 (0.5 to 1.8) 0.876
≤1 months 6 (11) 65 (9) 1.4 (0.6 to 3.6) 0.454 1.4 (0.6 to 3.5) 0.471 6 (11) 121 (9) 1.1 (0.4 to 2.6) 0.882 1.0 (0.4 to 2.5) 0.967
>1 months to 1 year 5 (9) 72 (10) 1.2 (0.4 to 3.1) 0.768 1.1 (0.4 to 3.0) 0.817 5 (9) 98 (7) 0.9 (0.3 to 2.4) 0.836 0.8 (0.3 to 2.3) 0.737
>1 year 2 (4) 29 (4) 1.2 (0.3 to 5.3) 0.837 1.1 (0.3 to 5.2) 0.859 2 (4) 31 (2) 1.1 (0.2 to 4.7) 0.934 1.0 (0.2 to 4.6) 0.970
Statins None 33 (73) 479 (65) Ref Ref 42 (74) 1050 (75) Ref Ref
Yes 12 (27) 253 (35) 0.8 (0.4 to 1.5) 0.432 0.7 (0.4 to 1.5) 0.412 15 (26) 359 (25) 0.9 (0.5 to 1.7) 0.720 0.9 (0.5 to 1.7) 0.673
≤1 months 1 (2) 6 (1) 2.1 (0.2 to 20.4) 0.511 2.0 (0.2 to 20.1) 0.561 1 (2) 7 (0) 2.2 (0.2 to 20.6) 0.487 2.1 (0.2 to 20.5) 0.520
>1 months to 1 year 3 (7) 62 (8) 0.9 (0.3 to 3.2) 0.908 1.0 (0.3 to 3.4) 0.971 4 (7) 128 (9) 0.9 (0.3 to 2.8) 0.914 1.0 (0.3 to 2.8) 0.951
>1 to 2 years 4 (9) 66 (9) 0.9 (0.3 to 2.7) 0.848 0.9 (0.3 to 2.6) 0.824 5 (9) 90 (6) 1.1 (0.4 to 2.9) 0.868 1.1 (0.4 to 2.8) 0.907
>2 to 3 years 1 (2) 30 (4) 0.6 (0.1 to 4.9) 0.651 0.6 (0.1 to 4.7) 0.629 2 (4) 41 (3) 1.2 (0.3 to 5.3) 0.828 1.1 (0.2 to 4.9) 0.897
>3 years 3 (7) 89 (12) 0.5 (0.1 to 1.7) 0.259 0.5 (0.1 to 1.7) 0.239 3 (5) 93 (7) 0.5 (0.1 to 1.8) 0.276 0.5 (0.1 to 1.7) 0.253
PPIs 0 to ≤6 months 5 (11) 103 (14) Ref Ref 11 (19) 450 (32) Ref Ref
Yes 40 (89) 629 (86) 1.1 (0.4 to 3.0) 0.814 1.1 (0.4 to 2.8) 0.911 46 (81) 959 (68) 1.0 (0.5 to 2.2) 0.917 0.9 (0.4 to 2.0) 0.855
>6 to ≤12 months 6 (13) 169 (23) 1.9 (0.5 to 6.6) 0.502 2.0 (0.5 to 7.0) 0.299 7 (12) 158 (11) 1.7 (0.6 to 4.6) 0.293 1.7 (0.6 to 4.5) 0.312
>12 to ≤24 months 9 (20) 151 (21) 1.8 (0.6 to 5.4) 0.672 1.7 (0.6 to 5.3) 0.328 10 (18) 227 (16) 1.7 (0.7 to 4.2) 0.255 1.6 (0.6 to 3.9) 0.326
>24 months 5 (11) 162 (22) 2.1 (0.8 to 5.6) 0.476 1.9 (0.7 to 5.2) 0.207 27 (47) 377 (27) 1.7 (0.7 to 4.0) 0.204 1.5 (0.7 to 3.6) 0.327
SSRIs  None 40 (89) 679 (93) Ref Ref 52 (91) 1344 (95) Ref Ref
Yes 5 (11) 53 (7) 1.7 (0.6 to 4.7) 0.281 1.7 (0.6 to 4.6) 0.310 5 (9) 65 (5) 1.6 (0.6 to 4.2) 0.356 1.5 (0.6 to 4.1) 0.390
≤1 months 0 (0) 3 (0) 0.992 0.992 0 (0) 3 (0) 0.988 0.988
>1 months to 1 year 3 (7) 23 (3) 2.6 (0.7 to 9.2) 0.142 2.5 (0.7 to 8.9) 0.155 3 (5) 28 (2) 2.4 (0.7 to 8.6) 0.165 2.4 (0.7 to 8.4) 0.175
>1 year 2 (4) 27 (4) 1.2 (0.3 to 5.5) 0.778 1.2 (0.3 to 5.4) 0.815 2 (4) 34 (2) 1.1 (0.2 to 4.9) 0.888 1.1 (0.2 to 4.7) 0.931
Low-dose aspirin None 35 (78) 553 (76) Ref Ref 46 (81) 1189 (84) Ref Ref
Yes 10 (22) 179 (24) 0.9 (0.4 to 1.8) 0.702 0.8 (0.4 to 1.8) 0.662 11 (19) 220 (16) 0.9 (0.4 to 1.9) 0.799 0.9 (0.4 to 1.8) 0.764
≤6 months 2 (4) 33 (5) 1.0 (0.2 to 4.2) 0.954 1.0 (0.2 to 4.3) 0.970 2 (4) 49 (3) 0.9 (0.2 to 3.7) 0.840 0.9 (0.2 to 3.8) 0.847
>6 months to 1 year 0 (0) 26 (4) 1 (2) 36 (3)
>1 year 8 (18) 120 (16) 1.0 (0.4 to 2.2) 0.920 0.9 (0.4 to 2.1) 0.844 8 (14) 135 (10) 0.9 (0.4 to 2.1) 0.867 0.9 (0.4 to 2.1) 0.805

*Adjusted for duration of follow-up since BO diagnosis.

Cumulative use of drugs considered continuously (OR represents the change per day additional use).

BO, Barrett's oesophagus; HGD, high-grade dysplasia; NSAID, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; PPIs, proton pump inhibitors; OAC, oesophageal adenocarcinoma; SSRIs, selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors.