title: Dietary patterns and endometrial cancer: a meta-analysis.
abstract: Previous studies have attempted to assess the relation between different dietary patterns and the risk of endometrial cancer (EC); however, a consistent perspective has not been established to date. Therefore, we carried out this meta-analysis to evaluate the associations between dietary patterns and the risk of EC. The most common dietary patterns with high loadings of foods and/or nutrients were selected. A total of 27 studies fulfilled the inclusion criteria and were included in the present meta-analysis. There was evidence of a decreased risk of EC in the highest compared with the lowest categories of healthy dietary pattern [odds ratio (OR)=0.74; confidence interval (CI): 0.62-0.88; P=0.008]. An increased risk of EC was shown for the highest compared with the lowest category of a western-style dietary pattern (OR=1.37; CI: 1.15-1.64; P=0.0005). No significant association with the risk of EC was found in the highest compared with the lowest category of alcohol-drinking pattern (OR=0.98; CI: 0.73-1.30; P=0.87). The results of this meta-analysis indicate that some dietary patterns may be associated with the risk of EC.
authors.affiliation: Departments of aNutrition bDigestion, Zhejiang Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
authors.forename: Cai-Juan
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Si
authors.forename: Long
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Shu
authors.forename: Pei-Fen
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Xiao-Yan
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xiao-Long
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Lun
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004032:Diet / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors