Association Between Alcohol Consumption and Risk of Bladder Cancer: A Dose-Response Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Controversial results of the association between alcohol consumption and risk of bladder cancer were reported by the previous meta-analyses.

Objective

To quantitatively investigate the association between alcohol consumption and risk of bladder cancer based on prospective cohort studies, and explore whether there is potential dose-response relation.

Method

PubMed, EMBASE, the Cochrane Library databases, China Biology Medicine disc (CBM), and Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) were searched for relevant studies. Categorical meta-analysis was performed for risk estimates of any alcohol consumers versus non-drinkers as well as different drinking degrees (light, moderate, and heavy) versus none. And two-stage generalized least-squares regression a

SUBMITTER: Lao Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8479110 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature