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We identified incident RA or OA and used Cox proportional hazards models to compute adjusted hazard ratios (aHRs) and corresponding 95% CI.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our cohorts consisted of 2,260 truncal vagotomy patients matched with 22,610 comparators, and 3,810 superselective vagotomy patients matched with 38,090 comparators. The incidence rate (IR) of RA per 1,000 person-years (95% CI) in the truncal vagotomy cohort was 10.2 (6.5\u201315.3) versus 7.2 (6.1\u20138.4) in the matched comparison cohort. The aHR (95% CI) for RA development was 2.62 (1.47\u20134.67) in the truncal vagotomy cohort and 1.05 (0.51\u20132.17) in the superselective vagotomy cohort, with respect to comparison cohorts. The risk of developing OA was not significantly different for either vagotomy cohort compared with comparison cohorts.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Truncal vagotomy was associated with an increased incidence of RA; this association was not observed with superselective vagotomy. No association with either form of vagotomy was seen with OA. 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