Diet, body size, physical activity and risk of prostate cancer: an umbrella review of the evidence
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Journal Article
Abstract
The existing literature on the relationship between diet, body size, physical activity and prostate cancer risk was summarised by the World Cancer Research Fund Continuous Update Project (CUP). An evaluation of the robustness of this evidence is required to help inform public health policy. The robustness of this evidence was evaluated using several criteria addressing evidence strength and validity, including the statistical significance of the random effects summary estimate and of the largest study in a meta-analysis, number of prostate cancer cases, between-study heterogeneity, 95% prediction intervals, small-study effects bias, excess significance bias and sensitivity analyses with credibility ceilings. A total of 248 meta-analyses were extracted from the CUP, which studied associations of 23 foods, 31 nutrients, eight indices of body size and three indices of physical activity with risk of total prostate cancer development, mortality or cancer development by stage and grade. Of the 176 meta-analyses using a continuous scale to measure the exposures, no association presented strong evidence by satisfying all the aforementioned criteria. Only the association of height with total prostate cancer incidence and mortality presented highly suggestive evidence with a 4% higher risk per 5 cm greater height (95% confidence interval, 1.03, 1.05). Associations for body mass index, weight, height, dietary calcium and spirits intake were supported by suggestive evidence. Overall, the association of diet, body size, physical activity and prostate cancer has been extensively studied, but no association was graded with strong evidence.
Date Issued
2016-11-04
Date Acceptance
2016-09-20
Citation
European Journal of Cancer, 2016, 69, pp.61-69
ISSN
0014-2964
Publisher
Elsevier
Start Page
61
End Page
69
Journal / Book Title
European Journal of Cancer
Volume
69
Copyright Statement
© 2016, Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This manuscript is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Sponsor
World Cancer Research Fund International
Identifier
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27816833
PII: S0959-8049(16)32472-8
Grant Number
n/a
Subjects
Diet
Nutrition
Physical activity
Prostate cancer
Umbrella review
Oncology & Carcinogenesis
1112 Oncology And Carcinogenesis
Publication Status
Published
Coverage Spatial
England