Habitual salt intake and risk of gastric cancer: A meta-analysis of prospective studies

• Published in: Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland) Vol. 31; no. 4; pp. 489 - 498
• Main Authors: D’Elia, Lanfranco, Rossi, Giovanni, Ippolito, Renato, Cappuccio, Francesco P., Strazzullo, Pasquale
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2012; Elsevier
• Subjects: administration & dosage; adverse effects; Biological and medical sciences; case-control studies; Diet; etiology; Feeding Behavior; Feeding. Feeding behavior; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Gastric cancer; Gastroenterology and Hepatology; Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen; Humans; longitudinal studies; Medical sciences; Meta-analysis; physiopathology; prospective studies; quantitative analysis; risk; Risk Factors; Salt intake; Sodium; sodium chloride; Sodium Chloride, Dietary; Sodium Chloride, Dietary - administration & dosage; Sodium Chloride, Dietary - adverse effects; Stomach cancer; stomach neoplasms; Stomach Neoplasms - etiology; Stomach Neoplasms - physiopathology; Stomach. Duodenum. Small intestine. Colon. Rectum. Anus; systematic review; Tumors; Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems; RR; Sodium; CI; MeSH; HR; Gastric cancer; Stomach cancer; Salt intake; Meta-analysis; Hazard Ratio; Confidence Interval; Medical Subject Headings; Relative Risk; Consumption; Prospective; Salt; Risk factor; Digestive diseases; Metabolic diseases; Risk; Malignant tumor; Cancer; Gastric disease; Metaanalysis
• ISSN: 0261-5614; 1532-1983; 1532-1983
• DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2012.01.003

Systematic reviews of case–control studies evaluating the relationship between dietary salt intake and gastric cancer showed a positive association, however a quantitative analysis of longitudinal cohort studies is lacking. Therefore, we carried out a meta-analysis to assess the association between...