Association between blood circulating vitamin D and colorectal cancer risk in Asian countries: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis

• Published in: BMJ open Vol. 9; no. 12; p. e030513
• Main Authors: Zhang, Lin, Zou, Huachun, Zhao, Yang, Hu, Chunlei, Atanda, Adejare, Qin, Xuzhen, Jia, Peng, Jiang, Yu, Qi, Zhihong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England British Medical Journal Publishing Group 23.12.2019; BMJ Publishing Group LTD; BMJ Publishing Group
• Subjects: 25-hydroxyvitamin D; Asia; Asia - epidemiology; Asian people; colorectal adenoma; Colorectal cancer; Colorectal Neoplasms - blood; Colorectal Neoplasms - epidemiology; Editorials; Epidemiology; Estimates; Health risk assessment; Humans; Meta-analysis; Population; Risk Assessment; Systematic review; Tumors; Vitamin D; Vitamin D - blood; Vitamin deficiency; Asia; Singapore; Myanmar (Burma); Philippines; China; Japan; Israel; meta-analysis; colorectal adenoma; colorectal cancer; 25-hydroxyvitamin D; Asia; vitamin D

ObjectivesTo assess the association between blood circulating vitamin D levels and colorectal cancer risk in the Asian population.DesignThis is a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of observational studies that investigated the relationship between blood circulating vitamin D levels a...