A Meta-Analysis of Parental Smoking and the Risk of Childhood Brain Tumors

Yi Huang, Jianrong Huang, Huan Lan, GuanYan Zhao and ChunZhen Huang

PLOS ONE, 2014, vol. 9, issue 7, 1-10

Abstract: Objective: Previous studies regarding the association between parental smoking and the risk of childhood brain tumors (CBT) have reported inconsistent results. We performed a meta-analysis to summarize evidence on this association and to quantify the potential dose-response relationship. Methods: A systematic literature search was conducted in the Medline and Embase databases. The summary relative risks (RRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated. Dose–response meta-analysis was also performed for studies that reported categorical risk estimates for a series of smoking exposure levels. Results: A total of 17 studies fulfilled the inclusion criteria. In the meta-analyses, the summary RRs (95% CIs) of CBT for maternal smoking during pregnancy, paternal smoking during pregnancy, maternal smoking before pregnancy, and paternal smoking before pregnancy were 0.96 (0.86–1.07), 1.09 (0.97–1.22), 0.93 (0.85–1.00), and 1.09 (1.00–1.20), respectively. Dose-response meta-analysis also showed no significant association between parental smoking and the risk of CBT. Conclusions: Findings from our meta-analysis indicate that parental smoking may not be associated with a risk of CBT.

Date: 2014
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