TY - JOUR
T1 - Smoking as an independent determinant of Barrett’s esophagus and, to a lesser degree, of reflux esophagitis
AU - Filiberti, Rosa
AU - Fontana, Vincenzo
AU - De Ceglie, Antonella
AU - Blanchi, Sabrina
AU - Grossi, Enzo
AU - Della Casa, Domenico
AU - Lacchin, Teresa
AU - De Matthaeis, Marina
AU - Ignomirelli, Orazio
AU - Cappiello, Roberta
AU - Foti, Monica
AU - Laterza, Francesco
AU - Annese, Vito
AU - Iaquinto, Gaetano
AU - Conio, Massimo
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Purpose: To evaluate the role of smoking in Barrett’s esophagus (BE) and erosive esophagitis (E) compared to endoscopic controls with no BE or E. Smoking is considered a cause of both BE and E, but results on this topic are quite controversial. Methods: Patients with BE (339), E (462) and controls (619: 280 with GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease)-negative and 339 with GERD-positive anamnesis) were recruited in 12 Italian endoscopy units. Data were obtained from structured questionnaires. Results: Among former smokers, a remarkable upward linear trend was found in BE for all smoking-related predictors. In particular, having smoked for more than 32 years increased the risk more than two times (OR 2.44, 95 % CL 1.33–4.45). When the analysis was performed in the subgroup of subjects with GERD-negative anamnesis, the risk of late quitters (
AB - Purpose: To evaluate the role of smoking in Barrett’s esophagus (BE) and erosive esophagitis (E) compared to endoscopic controls with no BE or E. Smoking is considered a cause of both BE and E, but results on this topic are quite controversial. Methods: Patients with BE (339), E (462) and controls (619: 280 with GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease)-negative and 339 with GERD-positive anamnesis) were recruited in 12 Italian endoscopy units. Data were obtained from structured questionnaires. Results: Among former smokers, a remarkable upward linear trend was found in BE for all smoking-related predictors. In particular, having smoked for more than 32 years increased the risk more than two times (OR 2.44, 95 % CL 1.33–4.45). When the analysis was performed in the subgroup of subjects with GERD-negative anamnesis, the risk of late quitters (
KW - Barrett’s esophagus
KW - Esophagitis
KW - Gastroesophageal reflux
KW - Smoking
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U2 - 10.1007/s10552-014-0518-8
DO - 10.1007/s10552-014-0518-8
M3 - Article
C2 - 25555994
AN - SCOPUS:84925538158
SN - 0957-5243
VL - 26
SP - 419
EP - 429
JO - Cancer Causes and Control
JF - Cancer Causes and Control
IS - 3
ER -