Table 1 Characteristics of 27 included studies for meta–analysis on prostate cancer and alcohol consumption
From: Is alcohol consumption a risk factor for prostate cancer? A systematic review and meta–analysis
Author | Study country | Cases/Na | Outcomeb | Designc | Age range | Follow–up yrs | Covariates assessd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Studies with both biases | |||||||
Stemmermann, [11] | US | 227/8006 | M/M | P–cohort | 46–65 | 25.5 | 1,4 |
Tavani et al., [12] | Italy | 281/880 | Morb | Hos–CC | 25–79 | u/a | 1,2,4,5 |
Breslow et al., [30] | US | 252/5766 | M/M | P–cohort | 25–75 | 17.0 | 1,2,3 |
Schuurman et al., [44] | Netherlands | 680/58279 | Morb | P–cohort | 55–69 | 6.3 | 1,2 |
Lund Nilsen et, [37] | Norway | 644/22895 | M/M | P–cohort | 40–99 | 9.3 | 1 |
Ellison, [34] | Canada | 145/3400 | M/M | R–cohort | 50–84 | 23.0 | 1 |
Sesso et al., [4] | US | 366/7612 | M/M | P–cohort | 30–68 | 5.0 | 1,4,5,6 |
Velicer et al., [46] | US | 816/34565 | Morb | P–cohort | 50–76 | 4.0 | 1 |
McGregor et al., [38] | Canada | 947/1986 | Morb | Pop–CC | –79 | u/a | 1 |
Sawada et al., [43] | Japan | 913/48218 | Morb | P–cohort | 40–79 | 16.0 | 1,4,5 |
Studies with former drinker bias only | |||||||
Jain et al., [35] | Canada | 617/1254 | Morb | Pop–CC | 48–92 | u/a | 1,4 |
Putnam et al., [41] | US | 101/1572 | M/M | P–cohort | 40–86 | 9.0 | 1 |
Platz et al., [40] | US | 2479/47843 | M/M | P–cohort | 40–75 | 12.0 | 1,3,5,6 |
Weinstein et al., [47] | Finland | 1270/27111 | M/M | P–cohort | 50–69 | 17.0 | 1,7 |
Rohrmann et al., [42] | Europee | 2655/142647 | M/M | P–cohort | 40–65 | 8.7 | 4,5 |
Watters et al., [5] | US | 17227/294707 | M/M | P–cohort | 50–71 | 7.0 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
Studies with occasional drinker bias only | |||||||
Hiatt et al., [9] | US | 238/43432 | Morb | P–cohort | 30–99 | 4.6 | 1,2,3 |
Andersson et al., [28] | Sweden | 256/508 | Morb | Pop–CC | –79 | u/a | 1 |
Hayes et al., [6] | US | 981/2296 | Morb | Pop–CC | 40–79 | u/a | 1,3 |
Baglietto et al., [29] | Australia | 732/16872 | M/M | P–cohort | 27–70 | 10.3 | 1 |
Breslow et al., [48] | US | 8362/323354 | Mort | P–cohort | 18–99 | 8.3 | 1,2,3,5 |
Studies with neither abstainer bias | |||||||
De Stefani et al., [33] | Uruguay | 156/458 | Morb | Hos–CC | 40–89 | u/a | 1,2,4 |
Lumey et al., [36] | US | 699/2740 | Morb | Hos–CC | 36–81 | u/a | 1,2,3 |
Crispo et al., [32] | Italy | 2663/4114 | Morb | Hos–CC | 46–74 | u/a | 1,2,5,6 |
Chang et al., [31] | Sweden | 1499/2629 | Morb | Pop–CC | 45–79 | u/a | 1 |
Pelucchi et al., [39] | Italy | 1294/2745 | Morb | Hos–CC | 46–79 | u/a | 1 |
Sutcliffe et al., [45] | US | 3348/45433 | M/M | P–cohort | 40–75 | 16.0 | 1,3,5,6 |