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Table 2 Cumulative incidence of GI-diagnoses for males in the "white-collar" and the "blue-collar" city (the Twin cities) in the age-groups 25-79 years, numbers per 1,000 inhabitants

From: Could gastrointestinal disorders differ in two close but divergent social environments?

 

White-collar twin city (L)

Blue-collar twin city (N)

GI diagnoses

Functional diseases

25-44 years

45-64 years

65-79 years

25-44 years

45-64 years

65-79 years

  

RR (95% CI)

  

RR (95% CI)

 

GERD

Esophageal reflux

10.8 ***

20.2 ***

29.0 ***

5.6

8.0

9.5

 

1.95 (1.53-2.47)

2.51 (2.05-3.07)

3.01 (2.27-3-97)

1.0

1.0

1.0

FD

Functional dyspepsia

10.2**

13.1***

16.0**

7.0

7.3

8.6

 

1.42 (1.17-1.82)

1.80 (1.44-2.25)

1.84 (1.34-2.52)

1.0

1.0

1.0

IBS-D, Irritable Bowel Syndrome - Diarrhoea

2.0*

2.1*

1.4

1.1

1.0

1.0

 

1.76 (1.00-3.07)

2.00 (1.12-3.57)

1.35 (0.88-6.88)

1.0

1.0

1.0

IBS-C, Irritable Bowel Syndrome - constipation

3.0*

3.0*

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

 

1.64 (1.05-2.56)

1.56 (1.00-1.46)

1.0

1.00

1.00

nt

FGD-UNS

Functional Bowel Disease unspecified

5.9

10.0

26.0

7.0

10.1

33.0*

 

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.17 (0.91-1.51)

1.01 (0.90-1.12)

1.24 (1.02-1.50)

PUD, Stomach and Duodenum ulcer

3.5**

11.0***

30.0***

1.8

5.7

15.4

 

2.00 (1.31-3.06)

1.92 (1.49-2.47)

1.95 (1.55-2.47)

1.00

1.00

1.00

Gallstone, gallbladder inflammation and other diseases in the gallbladder area

9.2

18.4

37.0

11.5*

22.2*

48.0*

 

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.24 (1.02-1.51)

1.21 (1.04-1.41)

1.29 (1.10-1.52)

Alcohol-related liver diseases

0.5

2.4

4.2

1.1

4.6**

2.4

 

nt

1.00

1.76 (0.96-3.23)

nt

1.88 (1.27-2.76)

1.00

  1. ***p < 0.0001, **p < 0.001 *p < 0.05 nt = not tested