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ArticleInternational journal of clinical and experimental medicine2015

Examining the association of circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D with kidney cancer risk: a meta-analysis.

Guangzheng Lin, Ling Ning, Di Gu, Shi Li, Zhe Yu, Qicheng Long, Li-Na Hou, Wan-Long Tan

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Article in International journal of clinical and experimental medicine, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Dietary and circulating vitamin D and risk of renal cell carcinoma: a meta-analysis of observational studies.International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology
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  6. [Correlation between 25-hydroxyvitamin D and nephroblastoma in children and its value in assessing disease prognosis].Zhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Guangzheng LinDepartment of Urology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University Guangzhou 510515, Guangdong, P. R. China.
Ling NingDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Hepatology Unit, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University Guangzhou 510515, Guangdong, P. R. China.
Di GuDepartment of Urology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University Guangzhou 510515, Guangdong, P. R. China.
Shi LiDepartment of Urology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University Guangzhou 510515, Guangdong, P. R. China.
Zhe YuDepartment of Urology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University Guangzhou 510515, Guangdong, P. R. China.
Qicheng LongDepartment of Urology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University Guangzhou 510515, Guangdong, P. R. China.
Li-Na HouDepartment of Health Management, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University Guangzhou 510515, Guangdong, P. R. China.
Wan-Long TanDepartment of Urology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University Guangzhou 510515, Guangdong, P. R. China.
Southern Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo examine the relationship between circulating 25-hydroxy-vitamin D (25 (OH) D) and risk of kidney cancer.

methodsWe searched PubMed, EMBASE, and Web of Science databases through August 31, 2015 for eligible studies. Pooled ORs with 95% confidence interval were calculated using fixed effect models. All data analyses were performed with STATA version 12.0.

resultsThe final analysis included 2 prospective cohort studies and 7 nested case-control studies, with a total of 130, 609 participants and 1, 815 cases of kidney cancer. No obvious heterogeneity was observed between individual studies. The results of this study revealed that higher circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels were associated with lower risk of kidney cancer (OR=0.79, 95% CI 0.69-0.91; P value for heterogeneity: 0.61, I(2)=0%). After stratified by geographical region, the similar association was detected in European studies (OR=0.81, 95% CI 0.69-0.94; P value for heterogeneity: 0.38, I(2)=0%), though no significant association was observed in the USA studies (OR=0.73, 95% CI 0.51-1.04; P value for heterogeneity: 0.44, I(2)=0%).

conclusionOur present findings suggest that higher levels of circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D could reduce the risk of kidney cancer by 21%. Further well-designed large-scaled prospective studies and randomized controlled trials are warranted to provide more conclusive evidence.

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25-hydroxyvitamin DKidney cancermeta-analysisrenal cell carcinomarisk

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PMCPMC4723811
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