NCI, Div Canc Epidemiol & Genet, Rockville, MD 20852 USA.
Buring, Julie E. (författare)
Harvard Univ, Brigham & Womens Hosp, Sch Med, Div Prevent Med, Boston, MA 02115 USA.
Carreon, Tania (författare)
NIOSH, Ctr Dis Control & Prevent, Cincinnati, OH 45226 USA.
Feychting, Maria (författare)
Karolinska Inst, Inst Environm Med, S-10401 Stockholm, Sweden.
Gapstur, Susan M. (författare)
Amer Canc Soc, Epidemiol Res Program, Atlanta, GA 30329 USA.
Gaziano, J. Michael (författare)
Harvard Univ, Brigham & Womens Hosp, Sch Med, Div Prevent Med, Boston, MA 02115 USA.;Harvard Univ, Brigham & Womens Hosp, Sch Med, Div Aging, Boston, MA 02115 USA.;VA Boston Healthcare Syst, Massachusetts Vet Epidemiol Res & Informat Ctr, Geriatr Res Educ & Clin Ctr, Boston, MA USA.
NCI, Div Canc Epidemiol & Genet, Rockville, MD 20852 USA City Hope Natl Med Ctr, Dept Populat Sci, Div Canc Etiol, Duarte, CA USA.;City Hope Natl Med Ctr, Beckman Res Inst, Duarte, CA 91010 USA. (creator_code:org_t)
OXFORD UNIV PRESS, 2012
2012
Engelska.
Ingår i: International Journal of Epidemiology. - : OXFORD UNIV PRESS. - 0300-5771 .- 1464-3685. ; 41:4, s. 1075-1085
Background Some, but not all, observational studies have suggested that taller stature is associated with a significant increased risk of glioma. In a pooled analysis of observational studies, we investigated the strength and consistency of this association, overall and for major sub- types, and investigated effect modification by genetic susceptibility to the disease. Methods We standardized and combined individual-level data on 1354 cases and 4734 control subjects from 13 prospective and 2 case-control studies. Pooled odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for glioma and glioma sub-types were estimated using logistic regression models stratified by sex and adjusted for birth cohort and study. Pooled ORs were additionally estimated after stratifying the models according to seven recently identified glioma-related genetic variants. Results Among men, we found a positive association between height and glioma risk (epsilon 190 vs 170-174 cm, pooled OR = 1.70, 95% CI: 1.11-2.61; P-trend = 0.01), which was slightly stronger after restricting to cases with glioblastoma (pooled OR = 1.99, 95% CI: 1.17-3.38; P-trend = 0.02). Among women, these associations were less clear (epsilon 175 vs 160-164 cm, pooled OR for glioma = 1.06, 95% CI: 0.70-1.62; P-trend = 0.22; pooled OR for glioblastoma = 1.36, 95% CI: 0.77-2.39; P-trend = 0.04). In general, we did not observe evidence of effect modification by glioma-related genotypes on the association between height and glioma risk. Conclusion An association of taller adult stature with glioma, particularly for men and stronger for glioblastoma, should be investigated further to clarify the role of environmental and genetic determinants of height in the etiology of this disease.
Ämnesord
MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Clinical Medicine -- Cancer and Oncology (hsv//eng)
MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Klinisk medicin -- Cancer och onkologi (hsv//swe)
MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Klinisk medicin (hsv//swe)
MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Clinical Medicine (hsv//eng)