Table 4

Standardised mortality ratios for the Barrett’s oesophagus cohort*, stratified by follow-up time post-Barrett’s oesophagus diagnosis

0 to <3 Years≥3 to <6 Years≥6 Years
Underlying cause of death (ICD-9 codes; ICD-10 codes)ObservedExpectedPerson-yearsSMR (95% CI)ObservedExpectedPerson-yearsSMR (95% CI)ObservedExpectedPerson-yearsSMR (95% CI)
All causes (001-E999; A00-R99,V01-Y89)617417.1322 9901.48 (1.36 to 1.60)403295.4913 4841.34 (1.23 to 1.50)441402.0713 6731.10 (1.00 to 1.20)
All causes (001-E999; A00-R99,V01-Y89) excluding oesophageal malignancy (150.0–150.9; C15)588413.8722 9901.42 (1.31 to 1.54)376293.2713 4841.28 (1.16 to 1.42)412399.2113 6731.03 (0.93 to 1.14)
Neoplastic mortality (140–239, 273–273.3, 273.9; C00-D48)152119.9022 9901.27 (1.07 to 1.49)11082.2413 4841.34 (1.10 to 1.61)122105.5913 6731.16 (0.96 to 1.38)
 All neoplasms (140–149, 151–239, 273–273.3, 273.9; C00–C14, C16–D48) excluding oesophageal cancer (150.0–150.9; C15)123116.6522 9901.05 (0.88 to 1.26)8380.0313 4841.04 (0.83 to 1.29)93102.7313 6730.91 (0.73 to 1.11)
 Malignant neoplasms of the oesophagus (150.0–150.9; C15)293.2622 9908.90 (5.96 to 12.78)272.2213 48412.17 (8.02 to 17.71)292.8613 67310.16 (6.80 to 14.59)
 Malignant neoplasms of the stomach (151.0–151.9; C16)72.9822 9902.35 (0.94 to 4.84)01.9813 48412.4713 6730.41 (0.01 to 2.26)
 Malignant neoplasms of the oesophagus (150.0–150.9; C15) or stomach (151.0–151.9; C16, C26.9)386.2422 9906.09 (4.31 to 8.36)274.2013 4846.43 (4.24 to 9.36)305.3213 6735.64 (3.80 to 8.05)
 Malignant neoplasms of the trachea, bronchus and lung (162.0–162.9; C33–C34)2529.7222 9900.84 (0.54 to 1.24)1620.0613 4840.80 (0.46 to 1.30)2424.4713 6730.98 (0.63 to 1.46)
 Malignant neoplasms of the colon, rectosigmoid junction and anus (153.0–154.9; C18–C21)1110.9422 9901.01 (0.50 to 1.80)97.4313 4841.21 (0.55 to 2.30)119.3813 6731.17 (0.59 to 2.10)
Non-neoplastic mortality
 Diseases of the circulatory system (390.0–459.9, 93, 94.8, 98.8, 115, 289, 435, 999.1; I00–I99, G45, M30, M31, N28, R58)185134.6422 9901.37 (1.18 to 1.59)12195.4313 4841.27 (1.05 to 1.52)137128.7613 6731.06 (0.89 to 1.26)
  Acute myocardial infarction (410.00–410.92; I21–I22)2225.0822 9900.88 (0.55 to 1.33)2217.0913 4841.29 (0.81 to 1.95)2621.3413 6731.22 (0.80 to 1.78)
  Ischaemic heart disease (411.0–414.9, 429.2; I23–25, I20)7242.2122 9901.71 (1.33 to 2.15)4329.6213 4841.45 (1.05 to 1.96)4039.6813 6731.01 (0.72 to 1.37)
  Cerebrovascular disease (430.0–438.9, 94.87; I60–69, G45)3325.1822 9901.31 (0.90 to 1.84)1918.0113 4841.06 (0.64 to 1.65)1923.3113 6730.82 (0.49 to 1.27)
 Diseases of the respiratory system (460.00–519.99, 3.22, 12.3, 95.1, 334, 997.3; J00–J99, R09)7243.1322 9901.67 (1.31 to 2.10)4230.9313 4841.36 (0.98 to 1.84)6343.2713 6731.47 (1.12 to 1.86)
 Diseases of the digestive system (520.00–579.99, 17.8, 32.83, 95.2, 98.86, 99.56, 14.8; K00–K93, R11, R18)4313.9522 9903.08 (2.23 to 4.15)229.5913 4842.30 (1.44 to 3.47)1412.2113 6731.15 (0.63 to 1.92)
  • *Barrett’s oesophagus defined as ICD-9 code 530.85, or 530.2 with SNOMED M73330.

  • EAR, excess absolute risk; ICD-O, International Classification of Diseases for Oncology; SMR, standardised mortality ratio; SNOMED, Systematised Nomenclature of Medicine.