Research Article
Influence of Life Style Factors on Barrett’s Oesophagus
Table 1
Results of study and control group.
| | | Study group | Control group | | | Women | Men | All | Women | Men | All | | | () | () | () | () | () | () |
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70 | 64 | 60 | 70 | 64 | 70 | | Age at GOR symptoms | 25 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 23 | | Years before medical attention | | | | | | | | Done a 24-H pH-metry (%) | 95 | 97 | 96 | 100 | 91 | 94 | | Reflux time (%) | | | | | | | | Operation (op) (%) () | 86* | 74* | 78 | 24 | 21 | 22 | | Age op (years) | | | | | | | | Op after years of symptoms (%) | | | | | | | | Op after years of medical attention (%) | | | | | | | | Reop (N) | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | Years between op | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | — | 6 | | BMI | | | | | | | | Tobacco (%) () | 57 | 62 | 60 | 57 | 76 | 69 | | Tobacco now (%) () | 33 | 33 | 33 | 17 | 19 | 18 | | Cigarettes (%) () | 100 | 90 | 94 | 100 | 73 | 82 | | Snuff (N) () | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | Pipe (N) () | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | | Family history (%) () | 57* | 65* | 62 | 43 | 29 | 35 | | Maternal history (N) () | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | | Paternal history (N) () | 1 | 5* | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | | Mental stress (%) | 67* | 76 | 72 | 8 | 88 | 69 | | Medical therapy (%) () | 52 | 38* | 44 | 52 | 65 | 60 | | PPI (%) () | 91 | 92 | 92 | 73 | 82 | 79 | | Alcohol (%) () | 71 | 88 | 82 | 67 | 88 | 80 | | Coffee (cups/day) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
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(), all other results non significant.
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