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Table 3 Meta-regression analysis

From: Consumption of hot beverages and foods and the risk of esophageal cancer: a meta-analysis of observational studies

Variable

Coefficient

Standard error

P value

95% CI

Study location

    

Asia

−1.833

0.568

0.002

−2.979–-0.688

South America

−2.109

0.578

0.001

−3.273–-0.945

Europe

−2.582

0.607

0.001

−3.807–-1.357

Type of EC

−0.678

0.327

0.047

−1.348–-0.009

Sample size

−0.403

0.183

0.033

−0.771–-0.034

  1. Abbreviations: EC = esophageal cancer.