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. 2020 May 5;123(2):307–315. doi: 10.1038/s41416-020-0860-4

Table 4.

The association between PPI or H2RA use and the risk of gastric cancer in the UK Biobank.

Users Non-users Unadjusted
HR (95% CI)
Adjusteda
HR (95% CI)
Gastric cancer, n Person-years Gastric cancer, n Person-years
PPI user vs. non-user
  Main analysis (starting follow-up at 1 y) 44 208,807 206 1,949,341 1.53 (1.10, 2.12) 1.28 (0.86, 1.90)
  Male only 29 94,195 153 896,467 1.43 (0.96, 2.13) 1.14 (0.70, 1.87)
  Female only 15 114,611 53 1,052,874 1.94 (1.09, 3.47) 1.73 (0.86, 3.45)
  Adenocarcinoma 37 208,807 175 1,949,341 1.52 (1.07, 2.18) 1.18 (0.76, 1.83)
  Gastric cardia 15 208,807 86 1,949,341 1.26 (0.72, 2.18) 0.81 (0.40, 1.64)
  Gastric non-cardia 14 208,807 51 1,949,341 1.93 (1.06, 3.50) 1.44 (0.68, 3.06)
  Main additionally adjusting for H2RAb 44 208,807 206 1,949,341 1.53 (1.10, 2.12) 1.26 (0.84, 1.88)
  Main removing adjustment for GORD, oesophagitis and peptic ulcerc 44 208,807 206 1,949,341 1.53 (1.10, 2.12) 1.41 (1.00, 1.98)
  Main additionally adjusting for year of cohort entryd 44 208,807 206 1,949,341 1.53 (1.10, 2.12) 1.28 (0.86, 1.90)
  Starting follow-up at 2 y 30 162,955 170 1,525,464 1.28 (0.86, 1.89) 1.15 (0.73, 1.82)
  Starting follow-up at 3 y 22 117,731 122 1,105,366 1.28 (0.81, 2.02) 1.12 (0.65, 1.92)
Omeprazole user vs. non-user
  Main analysis (starting follow-up at 1 y) 25 122,860 225 2,035,288 1.43 (0.95, 2.17) 1.17 (0.74, 1.85)
Lansoprazole user vs. non-user
  Main analysis (starting follow-up at 1 y) 16 73,848 234 2,084,299 1.49 (0.90, 2.48) 1.21 (0.71, 2.08)
H2RA user vs. non-user
  Main analysis (starting follow-up at 1 y) 4 38,517 246 2,119,632 0.80 (0.30, 2.15) 0.49 (0.16, 1.56)

aAdjusted for age at baseline, sex, socioeconomic status, alcohol, smoking, BMI, comorbidities at baseline (including diabetes, GORD, oesophagitis and peptic ulcer) and other medication uses at baseline (statins aand aspirin).

bAdditionally adjusted for H2RA.

cRemoving the GORD, oesophagitis and peptic ulcer adjustment from the main model.

dAdditionally adjusted for year of cohort entry.