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SynthesisPloS one2018

Association between refrigerator use and the risk of gastric cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.

Shijiao Yan, Yong Gan, Xingyue Song, Yunqiang Chen, Na Liao, Song Chen, Chuanzhu Lv

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Synthesis in PloS one, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Shijiao YanSchool of International Education, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, Hainan, P. R. China.
Yong GanDepartment of Social Medicine and Health Management, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, P. R. China.
Xingyue SongDepartment of Social Medicine and Health Management, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, P. R. China.
Yunqiang ChenEmergency and Trauma College, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, Hainan, P. R. China.
Na LiaoDepartment of Nursing, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Haikou, Hainan, P. R. China.
Song ChenDepartment of Emergency, the First Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Haikou, Hainan, P. R. China.
Chuanzhu LvEmergency and Trauma College, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, Hainan, P. R. China.ORCID 0000-0003-3898-583X

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There were many observational studies that examined the association between refrigerator use and stomach cancer. However, the results remain to be a contradiction. This study aimed to evaluate the association between refrigerator use and the risk of gastric cancer. We systematically searched the PubMed, Embase, Web of Science databases (up to 31 May 2017), and manually reviewed the references lists of retrieved articles, to identify studies that evaluated the association between refrigerator use and the risk of gastric cancer. Observational studies reporting odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the relationship between refrigerator use and the risk of gastric cancer were included. Two authors independently reviewed and selected eligible studies and conducted the study quality evaluation. We included a total of twelve studies enrolling 14,361 individuals. The summarized OR the association between refrigerator use and the risk of gastric cancer was 0.70 (95% CI, 0.56-0.88; P<0.001). Subgroup analysis showed that a significantly inverse association between refrigerator use and gastric cancer risk was observed in in some Asian countries (OR = 0.68, 95% CI, 0.50-0.93; P = 0.002), but not in some Western countries, such as Germany, etc. Refrigerator use is significantly associated with a decreased risk of gastric cancer. Further studies are warranted to confirm whether refrigerator use could reduce the risk of gastric cancer among some Asian countries.

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RefrigerationFood PreservationHumansObservational Studies as TopicRiskStomach Neoplasms

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PMCPMC6117033

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