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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer. 2019 Sep 6;125(23):4210–4223. doi: 10.1002/cncr.32444

Table 5.

Adjusteda odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for interaction between diabetes and other risk factors and Barrett’s esophagus, compared to population-based and endoscopy controls, respectively.

Population-based Controls
Non-Diabetes
Diabetes
BE Case N
Control N
OR (95% CI)
BE Case N
Control N
OR (95% CI)
Pinteraction
Reflux Symptoms
 No 622 1,844 Referent 60 215 0.91 (0.66–1.27)
 Yes 703 594 Referent 98 86 0.73 (0.52–1.02) 0.3
Regurgitation b
 No 201 925 Referent 27 134 1.00 (0.63–1.59)
 Yes 434 342 Referent 40 31 0.98 (0.59–1.64) 1.0
Heartburn
 No 708 1,962 Referent 62 227 0.85 (0.62–1.18)
 Yes 617 476 Referent 96 74 0.77 (0.54–1.10) 0.9
Sex
 Male 945 1,730 Referent 140 272 0.79 (0.62–1.02)
 Female 380 708 Referent 18 29 1.01 (0.55–1.86) 0.5
BMI
 <25 kg/m2 446 955 Referent 21 33 1.21 (0.68–2.15)
 ≥25 kg/m2 879 1,483 Referent 137 268 0.78 (0.61–1.00) 0.2
Smoking
 Never 425 981 Referent 42 101 0.87 (0.59–1.30)
 Ever 900 1,457 Referent 116 200 0.80 (0.61–1.05) 0.7
Age
 <60 years 523 1,088 Referent 41 86 0.93 (0.61–1.41)
 ≥60 years 802 1,350 Referent 117 215 0.78 (0.60–1.02) 0.5

Endoscopy Controls

Non-Diabetes
Diabetes
BE Case N
Control N
OR (95% CI)
BE Case N
Control N
OR (95% CI)
Pinteraction
Reflux Symptoms
 No 149 383 Referent 35 108 1.05 (0.67–1.65)
 Yes 662 802 Referent 95 160 0.87 (0.64–1.17) 0.5
Regurgitation c
 No 170 264 Referent 14 14 1.14 (0.52–2.49)
 Yes 429 359 Referent 39 38 0.76 (0.46–1.25) 0.9
Heartburn
 No 191 429 Referent 36 111 1.01 (0.65–1.56)
 Yes 603 737 Referent 93 156 0.87 (0.64–1.18) 1.0
Sex
 Male 633 842 Referent 114 233 0.92 (0.70–1.21)
 Female 183 353 Referent 16 35 0.98 (0.51–1.90) 0.8
BMI
 <25 kg/m2 225 305 Referent 17 23 1.03 (0.52–2.06)
 ≥25 kg/m2 591 890 Referent 113 245 0.91 (0.69–1.19) 0.7
Smoking
 Never 264 489 Referent 35 77 1.11 (0.70–1.76)
 Ever 552 706 Referent 95 191 0.85 (0.64–1.15) 0.3
Age
 <60 years 366 655 Referent 36 77 1.17 (0.74–1.84)
 ≥60 years 450 540 Referent 94 191 0.84 (0.62–1.13) 0.2
a

Adjusted for age (continuous), sex, smoking (never, ever), body mass index (continuous), and parent study.

b

Available for FINBAR, NDB, and SDH.

c

Available for FINBAR, SDH, and UNC.