Psychosocial factors and their association with reflux oesophagitis, Barrett’s oesophagus and oesophageal adenocarcinoma

Table 3 Psychosocial factors by group status

	Controls	RO		BO		OAC
	n (%)	n (%)	AOR (95%CI)	n (%)	AOR (95%CI)	n (%)	AOR (95%CI)
Depression
No	163 (63.7)	131 (58.0)	1.00	118 (52.2)	1.00	147 (65.9)	1.00
Yes	93 (36.3)	95 (42.0)	0.92 (0.61-1.40)	104 (46.9)	1.12 (0.74-1.70)	76 (34.1)	0.64 (0.42-0.98)
Self-efficacy
Low	84	35	1.00	79	1.00	43	1.00
Medium	74	55	1.65 (0.92-2.98)	54	0.61 (0.36-1.05)	49	1.06 (0.60 -1.87)
High	97	135	3.14 (1.86-5.31)	86	0.78 (0.48-1.27)	128	2.17 (1.32- 3.57)
Self-esteem
Low	67 (26.2)	63 (27.9)	1.00	77 (35.0)	1.00	46 (20.6)	1.00
High	189 (73.4)	163 (72.1)	0.93 (0.59 - 1.47)	143 (65.0)	0.76 (0.48 -1.18)	177 (79.4)	1.58 (0.99 - 2.52)
Repression
Low	83 (32.4)	100 (44.4)	1.00	71 (32.0)	1.00	72 (32.3)	1.00
High	173 (67.6)	125 (55.6)	0.63 (0.41-0.95)	151 (68.0)	1.20 (0.78 -1.86)	151 (67.7)	1.10 (0.72-1.67)
Social support
Hardly any	89	78	1.00	77	1.00	60	1.00
Some	89	53	0.72 (0.43-1.21)	61	1.12 (0.67-1.86)	58	1.28 (0.77-2.14)
Moderate	37	30	0.93 (0.49-1.77)	30	1.26 (0.66-2.39)	38	1.89 (1.02-3.48)
Substantial	41	64	1.97 (1.13-3.44)	54	1.83 (1.03-3.24)	67	2.84 (1.63-4.97)

RO: Reflux oesophagitis; BO: Barrett’s oesophagus; OAC: Oesophageal adenocarcinoma; AOR: Adjusted odds ratio.