ArticleCancer causes & control : CCC2009
Cigarette smoking and the risk of Barrett's esophagus.
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- Lifestyle interventions can reduce the risk of Barrett's esophagus: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 62 studies involving 250,157 participants.Cancer medicine · 2021Pooled it
- Meta-analysis of Barrett's esophagus in China.World journal of gastroenterology · 2013Pooled it
- Central adiposity is associated with increased risk of esophageal inflammation, metaplasia, and adenocarcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association · 2013Pooled it
- Health risk factors in different educational groups and their association to Barrett's esophagus.Wiener klinische Wochenschrift · 2026Article
- Association of educational attainment with esophageal cancer, Barrett's esophagus, and gastroesophageal reflux disease, and the mediating role of modifiable risk factors: A Mendelian randomization study.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Global burden and epidemiology of Barrett oesophagus and oesophageal cancer.Nature reviews. Gastroenterology & hepatology · 2021Review
- The Y-chromosome F haplogroup contributes to the development of Barrett's esophagus-associated esophageal adenocarcinoma in a white male population.Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus · 2020Article
- Risk factors for Barrett's esophagus in young adults who underwent upper gastrointestinal endoscopy in a health examination center.Therapeutic advances in gastroenterology · 2019Article
- Barrett's Esophagus and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma: How Common Are They Really?Digestive diseases and sciences · 2018Review
- Ghrelin and Leptin Have a Complex Relationship with Risk of Barrett's Esophagus.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2016Article
- Recent developments in pathogenesis, diagnosis and therapy of Barrett's esophagus.World journal of gastroenterology · 2015Review
- A review of the epidemiology of Barrett's oesophagus and oesophageal adenocarcinoma.Best practice & research. Clinical gastroenterology · 2015Review
- Role of chemoprophylaxis with either NSAIDs or statins in patients with Barrett's esophagus.World journal of gastrointestinal pharmacology and therapeutics · 2014Review
- No significant effects of smoking or alcohol consumption on risk of Barrett's esophagus.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2014Article
- Cigarette smoking is a modifiable risk factor for Barrett's oesophagus.United European gastroenterology journal · 2013Article
- Age at onset of GERD symptoms predicts risk of Barrett's esophagus.The American journal of gastroenterology · 2013Article
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- Cigarette smoking increases risk of Barrett's esophagus: an analysis of the Barrett's and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Consortium.Gastroenterology · 2012Article
- Current status and future perspectives on the etiology of esophageal adenocarcinoma.Frontiers in oncology · 2012Article
- Smoking and Barrett's esophagus in women who undergo upper endoscopy.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2011Article
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Abstract
introductionWe examined the association between smoking and the risk of Barrett's esophagus (BE), a metaplastic precursor to esophageal adenocarcinoma.
methodsWe conducted a case-control study within the Kaiser Permanente Northern California population. Patients with a new diagnosis of BE (n = 320) were matched to persons with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) (n = 316) and to population controls (n = 317). Information was collected using validated questionnaires from direct in-person interviews and electronic databases. Analyses used multivariate unconditional logistic regression that controlled for age, gender, race, and education.
resultsEver smoking status, smoking intensity (pack-years), and smoking cessation were not associated with the risk of BE. Stratified analyses suggested that ever smoking may be associated with an increased risk of BE among some groups (compared to population controls): persons with long-segment Barrett's esophagus (odds ratio [OR] = 1.72, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.12-2.63); subjects without GERD symptoms (OR = 3.98, 95% CI 1.58-10.0); obese subjects (OR = 3.38, 95% CI 1.46-7.82); and persons with a large abdominal circumference (OR = 3.02, 95% CI (1.18-2.75)).
conclusionSmoking was not a strong or consistent risk factor for BE in a large community-based study, although associations may be present in some population subgroups.
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