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. 2019 May 5;29(5):180–186. doi: 10.2188/jea.JE20180011

Table 3. HRs and 95% CIs of the incidence of BTC and IHBDC according to alcohol consumption in men.

  Cases IR per 100,000 HRa 95% CI

Lower Upper
IHBDC
 Non drinker 13 7.2 1.00    
 Occasional drinker 7 9.1 1.57 0.62 3.98
 Regular drinker (<300 g of ethanol) 32 8.8 1.51 0.78 2.89
 Regular drinker (≥300 g of ethanol) 26 12.5 1.96 0.99 3.91
  P-trend       0.065

BTC
 Non drinker 61 33.7 1.00    
 Occasional drinker 17 22.1 0.92 0.53 1.59
 Regular drinker (<300 g of ethanol) 101 27.8 1.08 0.78 1.49
 Regular drinker (≥300 g of ethanol) 57 27.4 1.04 0.71 1.52
  P-trend       0.702

Subtypes of BTC
 GBC
  Non drinker 19 10.5 1.00    
  Occasional drinker 6 7.8 1.01 0.40 2.57
  Regular drinker (<300 g of ethanol) 30 8.3 0.93 0.52 1.67
  Regular drinker (≥300 g of ethanol) 12 5.8 0.71 0.34 1.51
   P-trend       0.430

 EHBDC
  Non drinker 35 19.3 1.00    
  Occasional drinker 7 9.1 0.72 0.32 1.63
  Regular drinker (<300 g of ethanol) 53 14.6 1.05 0.68 1.63
  Regular drinker (≥300 g of ethanol) 38 18.3 1.23 0.76 1.99
   P-trend       0.362

 AVC
  Non drinker 7 3.9      
  Occasional drinker 3 3.9 1.14 0.29 4.52
  Regular drinker (<300 g of ethanol) 12 3.3 1.01 0.39 2.58
  Regular drinker (≥300 g of ethanol) 4 1.9 0.56 0.16 1.99
   P-trend       0.462

AVC, ampulla of Vater cancer; CI, confidence interval; BTC, biliary tract cancer; EHBDC, extrahepatic bile duct cancer; GBC, gallbladder cancer; HR, hazard ratio; IHBDC, intrahepatic bile duct cancer; IR, incidence ratio.

aAdjusted for age, study area, body mass index, history of cholelithiasis, history of diabetes mellitus, history of chronic hepatitis or cirrhosis, Japanese tea consumption, and smoking.