Intake of red and processed meat and risk of renal cell carcinoma: a meta-analysis of observational studies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Findings on the association between intake of red and processed meat with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) risk are mixed. We conducted a meta-analysis to investigate this association.

Materials and methods

Eligible studies up to August 31, 2016, were identified and retrieved by searching the MEDLINE and Embase databases along with manual review of the reference lists from the retrieved studies. The quality of the included studies was evaluated using the Newcastle-Ottawa Quality Assessment Scale. The summary relative risk (SRR) and corresponding 95% confidence interval (CI) were calculated using a random-effects model.

Results

Twenty-three publications were included in this meta-analysis: four cohort studies, one pooled study, and 18 case-control studies. The SRR

SUBMITTER: Zhang S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5652826 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature