Table 2

 Hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) of oesophageal cancer in the study cohorts adjusted for age and sex

CohortsAllMenWomen
Cancer*HR (95% CI)CancerHR (95% CI)CancerHR (95% CI)
*Number of incident cancers.
Barrett’s1310.6 (5.1–22.0)99.9 (4.2–23.5)412.6 (3.2–50.5)
Oesophagitis82.2 (0.9–5.2)51.9 (0.7–5.4)33.3 (0.7–14.9)
Simple reflux61.7 (0.7–4.5)41.6 (0.5–4.9)22.4 (0.4–13.4)
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