| Title |
Association between pesticide exposure and risk of kidney cancer: a meta-analysis
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|---|---|
| Published in |
OncoTargets and therapy, June 2016
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| DOI | 10.2147/ott.s104334 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Bo Xie, Yingfang Hu, Zhen Liang, Ben Liu, Xiangyi Zheng, Liping Xie |
| Abstract |
This meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the correlation between pesticide exposure and kidney cancer. We conducted a systematic search of the Cochrane Library, Embase, Web of Knowledge, and Medline (updated to March 1, 2015) to identify all relevant studies. References of the retrieved articles were also identified. Fixed- or random-effect models were used to summarize the estimates of relative risk (RR) with 95% confidence interval for the association between exposure of pesticide and risk of kidney cancer. The pooled RR estimate indicated that pesticide exposure might have an elevated risk for kidney cancer (RR =1.10, 95% confidence interval 1.01-1.19). In a subgroup analysis of high quality articles, we detected that pesticide exposure is a significant risk factor for kidney cancer in a subgroup analysis of case-control studies, (Newcastle-Ottawa Quality Assessment Scale score >6) (RR =1.31, 95% confidence interval 1.12-1.51). North America studies, odds ratio studies, and studies with effect estimate adjusted for more than two confounder studies. In conclusion, pesticide exposure may be a risk factor for kidney cancer. |
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| Brazil | 2 | 40% |
| Australia | 1 | 20% |
| Unknown | 2 | 40% |
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| Members of the public | 5 | 100% |
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| Student > Bachelor | 8 | 28% |
| Student > Master | 4 | 14% |
| Lecturer | 3 | 10% |
| Researcher | 3 | 10% |
| Professor | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 2 | 7% |
| Unknown | 8 | 28% |
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| Nursing and Health Professions | 5 | 17% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 4 | 14% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 10% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 10% |
| Sports and Recreations | 2 | 7% |
| Other | 2 | 7% |
| Unknown | 10 | 34% |
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