Tobacco smoking and the risk of gallbladder disease

• Published in: European journal of epidemiology Vol. 31; no. 7; pp. 643 - 653
• Main Authors: Aune, Dagfinn, Vatten, Lars J., Boffetta, Paolo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer 01.07.2016; Springer Netherlands; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Cancer risk; Cardiology; Cigarette smoking; Cigarettes; Disease risk; Dose response relationship; Epidemiology; Gallbladder diseases; Gallbladder Diseases - complications; Gallbladder Diseases - epidemiology; Gallstones; Health risks; Humans; Infectious Diseases; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; META-ANALYSIS; Observational Studies as Topic; Oncology; Predisposing factors; Prospective Studies; Public Health; Risk Factors; Smoking; Smoking - adverse effects; Smoking - epidemiology; Tobacco; Cholecystectomy; Gallbladder disease; Tobacco smoking; Cohort studies; Gallstones; Cholelithiasis; Meta-analysis

Tobacco smoking has been inconsistently associated with gallbladder disease risk. To clarify the association we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies published on the subject. We searched the PubMed and Embase databases for studies of smoking and gallbladder disease up to...