A review found inadequate reporting of case-control studies of risk factors for pancreatic cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Case-control studies are often used to identify the risk factors for pancreatic cancer. The objective of this study was to evaluate the reporting of case-control studies of the risk factors for pancreatic cancer using the Strengthening The Reporting of OBservational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) for case-control studies checklist.

Study design and setting

We conducted a comprehensive literature search of the MEDLINE and EMBASE databases to identify reports of case-control studies published between 2016 and 2018. We scored article reporting using a reporting adherence form developed from the STROBE checklist for case-control studies, consisting of 14 STROBE items related to the title, abstract, methods, and results sections.

Results

We included reports of

SUBMITTER: MacCarthy A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8168827 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature