Relationship between irregular diet and risk of esophageal cancer: A meta-analysis

ABSTRACT: Background: Associations between irregular diet and the risk of esophageal cancer remain unclear. The current meta-analysis was performed to determine whether the presence of irregular diet increases the risk of esophageal cancer. Methods: The data from PubMed, Cochrane Libraries, and Embase up to 23 January 2022 were included in our analysis to identify studies that investigated associations between irregular diet and the risk of esophageal cancer. Summary relative risk (RR) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated using a random-effects model. Results: Five cohort studies and one case-control study investigating associations between irregular diet and the risk of esophageal cancer were included. None of the articles demonstrated publication bias. The summary RR was 4.181 (95% C

SUBMITTER: Guan J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9581389 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature