The association between birth weight and the risk of neuroblastoma: a meta-analysis of observational studies involving 4,361,141 participants.

ABSTRACT: One of the most common extracranial solid tumors in childhood is neuroblastoma. In this study, it was aimed to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the risk of neuroblastoma in both high and low birth weights. The PRISMA and MOOSE guidelines were followed during the design, analysis, and reporting of this study. A comprehensive literature search was undertaken for the published papers in Embase, PubMed/Medline, Scopus, and the Web of Science (WoS) databases. The odds ratio (OR) of neuroblastoma in high and low birth weight groups, with 95% confidence intervals (CIs), were calculated using the random-effects and fixed-effects models. A total of 16 papers and 4,361,141 participants were included in this study. When the random-effects model and the fixed-effects model wer

SUBMITTER: Olgun HN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10560925 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature