Table 1 Characteristics of cases of EA or/and EJA, SCC of the oesophagus, and controls in women and men in Sweden, 1932–2008

	EA				EJA				EA and EJA				SCC of the oesophagus
	Cases		Controls		Cases		Controlss		Cases		Controls		Cases		Control
	N	(%)	N	(%)	N	(%)	N	(%)	N	(%)	N	(%)	N	(%)	N	(%)
Women
Total	115		1150		246		2460		361		3610		363		3630
Education (years)
<9	50	43	388	34	72	29	693	28	122	34	1081	30	138	38	1215	33
9–12	47	41	470	41	95	39	941	38	142	39	1411	39	127	35	1321	36
>12	12	10	252	22	49	20	600	24	61	17	852	24	50	14	745	21
Missing	6	5	40	3	30	12	226	9	36	10	266	7	48	13	349	10
Number of children
0	19	17	138	12	41	17	310	13	60	17	448	12	74	20	505	14
1	21	18	190	17	49	20	438	18	70	19	628	17	87	24	675	19
2	40	35	445	39	79	32	1038	42	119	33	1483	41	98	27	1419	39
⩾3	35	30	377	33	77	31	674	27	112	31	1051	29	104	29	1031	28
Age at first birth (years)
<20	19	20	196	19	39	19	341	16	58	19	537	17	62	21	552	18
20–29	66	69	704	70	142	69	1518	71	208	69	2222	70	206	71	2194	70
⩾30	11	11	112	11	24	12	291	14	35	12	403	13	21	7	379	12
Men
Total	890		8900		1116		11 160		2006		20 060		917		9170
Education (years)
<9	366	41	3112	35	387	35	3656	33	753	38	6768	34	365	40	3213	35
9–12	351	39	3426	38	422	38	4063	36	773	39	7489	37	315	34	3191	35
>12	110	12	1923	22	157	14	2277	20	267	13	4200	21	108	12	1810	20
Missing	63	7	439	5	150	13	1164	10	213	11	1603	8	129	14	956	10
Number of children
0	211	24	1619	18	247	22	2102	19	458	23	3721	19	261	28	1628	18
1	154	17	1581	18	181	16	2070	19	335	17	3651	18	165	18	1737	19
2	290	33	3214	36	387	35	4059	36	677	34	7273	36	269	29	3323	36
⩾3	235	26	2486	28	301	27	2929	26	536	27	5415	27	222	24	2482	27
Age at first birth (years)
<20	42	6	267	4	52	6	318	4	94	6	585	4	55	8	325	04
20–29	472	70	5114	70	640	74	6305	70	1112	72	11 419	70	475	72	5324	71
⩾30	165	24	1900	26	177	20	2435	27	342	22	4335	27	126	19	1893	25

Abbreviations: EA=oesophageal adenocarcinoma; EJA=gastroesophageal junctional adenocarcinoma; SCC=squamous cell carcinoma.

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