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Table 3 Cumulative incidence of GI-diagnoses for females 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

9.1***

20.6***

29.0 ***

3.6

8.7

9.2

 

2.53 (1.88-3.40)

2.51 (2.05-3.07)

3.02 (2.32-3-91)

1.00

1.00

1.00

FD

Functional dyspepsia

18.0***

24.0***

24.0***

8.2

8.0

10.2

 

2.18 (1.76-2.66)

3.04 (2.49-3.72)

2.34 (1.81-3.02)

1.00

1.00

1.00

IBS-D, Irritable Bowel Syndrome - Diarrhoea

7.0***

5.5***

5.0 **

2.6

2.4

1.6

 

2.62 (1.86-3.71)

2.28 (1.57-3.33)

3.03 (1.62-5.65)

1.00

1.00

1.00

IBS-C, Irritable Bowel Syndrome - constipation

7.0*

7.0

6.5

5.0

6.0

4.2

 

1.41 (1.07-1.87)

1.15 (0.87-1.50

1.28 (0.83-1.97)

1.00

1.00

1.00

FGD-UNS

Functional Bowel Disease unspecified

18.0**

19.0*

32.0

13.0

16.2

32.0

 

1.38 (1.16-1.64)

1.18 (1.00-1.39)

nt

1.00

1.00

nt

PUD, Stomach and Duodenum ulcer

3.0**

7.5***

24.0***

1.0

4.0

8.0

 

2.61 (1.51-4.53)

1.87 (1.39-2.54)

2.97 (2.24-3.93)

1.00

1.00

1.00

Gallstone, gallbladder inflammation and other diseases in the gallbladder area

25.6

32.0

35.0

35.0***

44.0***

47.0**

 

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.36 (1.21-1.53)

1.37 (1.22-1.53)

1.35 (1.16-1.57)

Alcohol-related liver diseases

0.3

0.8

1.3

0.2

1.8*

0.9

 

nt

1.00

1.35 (0.54-3.35)

nt

2.23 (1.16-4.28)

1.00

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