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While prior studies have explored malignancy risks in RA, limited large\u2010scale data exist on the association between RA and both cancerous and non\u2010cancerous GI comorbidities.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This retrospective nested case\u2013control study utilized Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD) from 2000 to 2019. A total of 75\u2009670 individuals newly diagnosed with RA were matched 1:4 by age and sex to 302\u2009680 controls without RA. The prevalence and adjusted odds ratios (aOR) for GI conditions\u2014including gastric ulcer, duodenal ulcer, GERD, irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel diseases, and various GI cancers\u2014were evaluated using conditional logistic regression.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Patients with RA demonstrated significantly higher odds of several benign GI conditions, including peptic ulcer disease (aOR: 1.72, 95% CI: 1.66\u20131.79), gastric ulcer (aOR: 1.52, 95% CI: 1.44\u20131.60), GERD (aOR: 1.49, 95% CI: 1.41\u20131.57), and inflammatory bowel diseases. These associations remained robust across age\u2010 and sex\u2010stratified analyses. In contrast, most GI cancers were not significantly associated with RA. Notably, inverse associations were observed for stomach cancer (aOR: 0.66, 95% CI: 0.49\u20130.87) and liver and bile duct cancer in females (aOR: 0.74, 95% CI: 0.58\u20130.95).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>RA is significantly associated with a higher prevalence of benign GI comorbidities but not with most GI malignancies. 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