Meta-analysis of the risk factors on lung cancer in Chinese people / 中华流行病学杂志
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology
;
(12): 45-49, 2003.
Article
in Chinese
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| ID: wpr-244231
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To provide evidence for decision-making on lung cancer prevention through studying the main risk factors related to the incidence of lung cancer in Chinese people.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The results from 41 epidemiological studies on risk factors of lung cancer from 1990 to 2001 were analyzed synthetically by Meta-analysis. The cumulative cases and controls were 5,600 and 6,892, respectively.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The pools odds ratio (OR) values of mentality (3.34), smoking (3.04), indoor coal pollution (3.20), indoor cooking oil fume pollution (2.72), family history of lung cancer (2.61), vegetables (0.49), fruits (0.69), BMI (1.57), family history of other tumour (2.97), personal history of respiratory system diseases (2.66), ventilation in kitchen (2.13), coal ever used in life (1.50), and exposure to environmental tobacco smoking (1.42).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The main factors influencing the incidence of lung cancer in Chinese people were patients, mentality, smoking, indoor environmental pollution, personal history of respiratory system diseases, family history of cancer, intake of vegetables, fruits and so on.</p>
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Main subject:
Smoking
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China
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Mental Health
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Family Health
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Epidemiology
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Incidence
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Risk Factors
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Air Pollution, Indoor
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Lung Neoplasms
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Incidence study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
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Systematic reviews
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology
Year:
2003
Type:
Article
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