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| Title |
Is alcohol consumption a risk factor for prostate cancer? A systematic review and meta–analysis
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| Published in |
BMC Cancer, November 2016
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12885-016-2891-z |
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| Authors |
Jinhui Zhao, Tim Stockwell, Audra Roemer, Tanya Chikritzhs |
| Abstract |
Research on a possible causal association between alcohol consumption and risk of prostate cancer is inconclusive. Recent studies on associations between alcohol consumption and other health outcomes suggest these are influenced by drinker misclassification errors and other study quality characteristics. The influence of these factors on estimates of the relationship between alcohol consumption and prostate cancer has not been previously investigated. PubMed and Web of Science searches were made for case-control and cohort studies of alcohol consumption and prostate cancer morbidity and mortality (ICD-10: C61) up to December 2014. Studies were coded for drinker misclassification errors, quality of alcohol measures, extent of control for confounding and other study characteristics. Mixed models were used to estimate relative risk (RR) of morbidity or mortality from prostate cancer due to alcohol consumption with study level controls for selection bias and confounding. A total of 340 studies were identified of which 27 satisfied inclusion criteria providing 126 estimates for different alcohol exposures. Adjusted RR estimates indicated a significantly increased risk of prostate cancer among low (RR = 1.08, P < 0.001), medium (RR = 1.07, P < 0.01), high (RR = 1.14, P < 0.001) and higher (RR = 1.18, P < 0.001) volume drinkers compared to abstainers. There was a significant dose-response relationship for current drinkers (Ptrend < 0.01). Studies free from misclassification errors produced the highest risk estimates for drinkers versus abstainers in adjusted models (RR = 1.22, P < 0.05). Our study finds, for the first time, a significant dose-response relationship between level of alcohol intake and risk of prostate cancer starting with low volume consumption (>1.3, <24 g per day). This relationship is stronger in the relatively few studies free of former drinker misclassification error. Given the high prevalence of prostate cancer in the developed world, the public health implications of these findings are significant. Prostate cancer may need to be incorporated into future estimates of the burden of disease alongside other cancers (e.g. breast, oesophagus, colon, liver) and be integrated into public health strategies for reducing alcohol related disease. |
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The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 58 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 15 | 26% |
| United States | 9 | 16% |
| Netherlands | 3 | 5% |
| Ireland | 2 | 3% |
| Spain | 2 | 3% |
| Australia | 2 | 3% |
| Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1 | 2% |
| India | 1 | 2% |
| Colombia | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 3 | 5% |
| Unknown | 19 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 38 | 66% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 10 | 17% |
| Scientists | 8 | 14% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 3% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 280 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 279 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 40 | 14% |
| Researcher | 33 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 26 | 9% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 23 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 21 | 8% |
| Other | 46 | 16% |
| Unknown | 91 | 33% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 84 | 30% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 21 | 8% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 19 | 7% |
| Psychology | 10 | 4% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 9 | 3% |
| Other | 32 | 11% |
| Unknown | 105 | 38% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 948. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 12 October 2023.
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