Association Between Environmental and Socioeconomic Risk Factors and Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The association between environmental and socioeconomic risk factors and the occurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are still inconclusive. A meta-analysis was conducted to address this issue.

Methods

We systematically searched the databases including PubMed, Web of Science, and Google Scholar and collected the related risk factors of HCC before March 6, 2020. Statistical analysis was performed on the odds ratio (OR) value and 95% CI of the correlation between environmental and socioeconomic factors and HCC. Begg's rank correlation test, Egger's linear regression test, and the funnel plot were employed for identification of the publication bias.

Results

Out of 42 studies, a total of 57,892 participants were included. Environmental and socioeconomic ri

SUBMITTER: Lu W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8893961 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature