Parity and gastric cancer risk: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies.

ABSTRACT: We performed this meta-analysis of epidemiological studies to comprehensively assess the association between parity and gastric cancer risk, because previous studies have shown conflicting results regarding this topic. Relevant prospective studies were identified by searching the following databases: PubMed, EMBASE, and Web of Science, and random-effects models were used to estimate summary relative risks (SRRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Our search yielded 10 prospective cohort studies involving a total of 6624 gastric cancer cases and 5,559,695 non-cases. The SRRs for ever parity vs. nulliparous and highest vs. lowest parity number were 0.96 (95%CI = 0.87-1.05, I(2) = 0%) and 1.03 (95%CI = 0.94-1.13, I(2) = 0%), respectively. Additionally, the SRR for an increment of one live bi

SUBMITTER: Chen J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4698715 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature