Cruciferous vegetable consumption and gastric cancer risk: a meta-analysis of epidemiological studies.

ABSTRACT: The relationship between consumption of cruciferous vegetables (CV) and risk of gastric cancer has been investigated by many studies, but remains controversial. We carried out a meta-analysis to summarize available evidence from epidemiological studies on this point. Relevant published reports of CV intake and gastric cancer were identified using MEDLINE (PubMed), EMBASE, and Web of Science databases through to the end of September 2012. We pooled the relative risk from individual studies using a fixed- or random-effects model and carried out heterogeneity and publication bias analyses. Sixteen case-control and six prospective studies were included in our analysis. When all studies were pooled, we yielded a significantly inverse association between CV (relative risk = 0.81; 95% confidence

SUBMITTER: Wu QJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7657120 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature