Association between butchers and cancer mortality and incidence
| Autor: | Leiliang Gong, Jun-Yue Wang, Shu Gan, Shusheng Wang, Yu-Si Li, Zhenlang Guo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
butcher 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine systematic review Risk Factors Neoplasms Occupational Exposure Epidemiology medicine Humans cancer Meat-Packing Industry business.industry Incidence Incidence (epidemiology) General Medicine Publication bias Odds ratio mortality 030210 environmental & occupational health Confidence interval Meat Products meta-analysis Systematic review 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Meta-analysis Observational study business Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Research Article Demography |
| Zdroj: | Medicine |
| ISSN: | 0025-7974 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/md.0000000000008177 |
| Popis: | Background: In this study, we evaluated whether increased risks of mortality and cancer incidence exist among butchers worldwide. To achieve this goal, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to investigate the correlations of the risks of cancer death and incidence with male and female butchers. Methods: We obtained data by performing a comprehensive literature search in several databases for eligible studies published before March 2017. Multivariable-adjusted standardized mortality ratios (SMRs) and odds ratio (OR), as well as associated 95% confidence intervals (CIs) and those by subgroups, were extracted and pooled. Results: A total of 17 observational studies comprising 397,726 participants were included in the meta-analysis. The butcher occupation was not associated with all-cancer mortality risk, with pooled overall SMRs of 1.07 (95% CI 0.96–1.20). However, the pooled ORs revealed that butchers hold an elevated risk of total cancer incidence (OR, 1.51; 95% CI, 1.33–1.73). No proof of publication bias was obtained, and the findings were consistent in the subgroup analyses. Conclusion: Our results suggest that working as butchers did not significantly influence all-cancer mortality risk but significantly contributed to elevated all-cancer incidence risk. Nevertheless, well-designed observational studies on this topic are necessary to confirm and update our findings. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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