Diabetes Mellitus and Risk of Bladder Cancer: A Meta-Analysis of Cohort Studies

Zhaowei Zhu, Xiaohua Zhang, Zhoujun Shen, Shan Zhong, Xianjin Wang, Yingli Lu and Chen Xu

PLOS ONE, 2013, vol. 8, issue 2, 1-9

Abstract: Background: Increasing evidence suggests that diabetes mellitus (DM) may be associated with an increased risk of bladder cancer. To provide a quantitative assessment of this association, we evaluated the relation between DM and incidence and mortality of bladder cancer in an updated meta-analysis of cohort studies. Results: A total of 29 cohort studies (27 articles) were included in this meta-analysis. DM was associated with an increased incidence of bladder cancer (RR 1.29, 95% CI: 1.08–1.54), with significant evidence of heterogeneity among these studies (p

Date: 2013
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