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Table 2 Summary of studies included in meta-analysis on obesity and vitamin D status

From: Obesity and cancer: the role of vitamin D

Author/ Year

Country

Sex

Type of study

Study size

Mai XM et al., 2012

Norway

Both

Cohort

2460 subjects

Goldner WS et al., 2008

USA

Both

Case/control

41 cases/41 controls

Hyppönen E et al., 2006

UK

Both

Cohort

7,198 subjects

Al-Sultan AI et al., 2011

Saudi Arabia

Both

Case/control

76 cases / 84 controls

Campagna AM et al., 2013

USA

Both

Cohort

1,378 subjects

Turer CB et al., 2013

USA

Both

Cross-sectional

12,292 subjects

Guasch A et al., 2012

Spain

Both

Cross-sectional

316 subjects

Poomthavorn P et al., 2012

Thailand

Both

Cross-sectional

179 subjects

Olson ML et al., 2012

USA

Both

Cross-sectional

411 cases/ 87 controls

Shea MK et al., 2011

USA

Both

Cross-sectional

2581 subjects

Elizondo-Montemayor L et al., 2010

Mexico

Both

Cross-sectional

198 subjects

Cizmecioglu FM et al., 2008

Turkey

Both

Cross-sectional

301 subjects

  1. Abbreviations: USA United States of America, UK United Kingdom.