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. 2018;19(6):1449–1456. doi: 10.22034/APJCP.2018.19.6.1449

Table 1.

Characteristics of Studies Entered to Meta-Snalysis

author -publication year-reference continent Design (years) Sample size Age Dietary assessment PC stage or grade Exposure Quantity RR (95% CI) Adjustment for confounders
(Butler et al., 2010) Asia Cohort 11 27293 45-75 FFQ -Total pc
-Localized pc
-Advance pc
Total calcium 659 vs, 211mg/day 1.25 (0.89-1.74)
-1.43 (0.81-2.52)
-1.18 (0.75-1.87)
Age, dialect group, interview year, education, weekly supplement use
(Ahn et al., 2007) USA Cohort 8.9 29509 55-74 FFQ -Total pc
-Localized pc
-Advance pc
Total calcium >2001vs, <750mg/day -0.89 0.66-1.19)
-1.08 (0.75-1.56)
-0.61 (0.37-1.02)
Age, race, study center, FH–PC, BMI, smoking status, physical activity, diabetes history, red meat, total energy, education, no. of screening examinations during followup
(S.-Y. Park et al., 2007) USA Cohort 6 293888 50-71 Validated FFQ Localized pc
-Advance pc
-Fatal pc
Total calcium >2000vs, <250mg/day -0.93 (0.81-1.07)
-1.20 (0.86-1.67)
-1.05 (0.54-2.05)
Age, race/ ethnicity, education, marital status, BMI, vigorous physical activity, smoking, alcohol consumption, diabetes history, FH–PC, PSA screening, tomatoes, red meat, fish, vitamin E, ALA, total Energy….
(Giovannucci, Liu, Platz, Stampfer, and Willett, 2007) USA Cohort 16 47750 45-70 Validated FFQ, 131 food items -Total pc
-Localized pc
-Advance pc Fatal pc
Total calcium >2000vs, 500-749mg.day -1.28 (1.02-1.60)
-1.13 (0.88-1.47)
-2.02 (1.28-3.19)
-2.02 (1.14-3.58)
Age, time period, BMI at age 21 y, vigorous physical activity, height, cigarette packyears in the previous 10 y, FH–PC, diabetes, total calories, red meat, fish, ALA, zinc supplements, tomato sauce
(Rohrmann et al., 2007) USA Cohort 13 3892 >35 FFQ, 110 items -Total pc
-Localized pc
-advance pc
Total calcium >957vs, <685 mg/day 0.99 (0.70-1.41)
-1.16 (0.63-2.15)
-1.06 (0.55-2.04)
Age, energy intake, tomato products, BMI at age 21 y, SFA
(Rodriguez et al., 2003) USA Cohort 7 65321 50-74 Validated FFQ, 68 food items Total pc Advance pc Total calcium >2000vs, <700 mg.day 1.2 (1-1.6) 1.6 (0.9-3) Age at entry, race, FH–PC, total energy, total fat intake, education, phosphorus, total vitamin D
(Wilson, Shui, Mucci, and Giovannucci, 2014) USA Cohort 16 47885 49-75 FFQs with more than 130 food items Total pc
-Localized pc
-Advance pc
-Lether pc
Total calcium >2000 mg.day 1.24 (1.02-1.51)
-1.07 (0.82-1.39)
-1.49 (1.01-2.20)
-1.66 (1.09-2.53)
Age-BMI-race-smoking-diabetes-family history
(Rowland, Schwartz, John, and Ingles, 2012) USA Case-control - 783 - Total pc Total calcium >1059 mg.day 2.20 (1.40-3.46) -
(Kesse et al., 2006) Europe cohort 7.7 2776 45-60 5 3 24-h dietary Record -total pc Total calcium >1081vs, <725 mg.day -2.43 (1.05-5.62) Age, energy intake, tomato products, BMI at age 21 y, SFA
(Y. Park et al., 2007) USA cohort 8 82483 45-75 Validated FFQ, $180 food items -Total pc
-Localized pc
-Advance pc
Total calcium >1301vs, <470 mg.day 1.04 (0/91-1.20)
-1.10 (0.94-1.29)
-0.91 (0.65-1.28)
Age, time since cohort entry, ethnicity, FH– PC, education, BMI, smoking status, energy intake
(Qin, He, and Xu, 2009) USA cohort 8 293907 50-71 Validated FFQ Total pc Total calcium 1530vs,526mg/day 1.03 (0.98-1.08) Age, raceethnicity, education, marital status, BMI, FH– cancer, diabetes, physical activity, ALA, alcohol, red meat, total energy, smoking, PSA test, tomatoes, selenium
(Kristal et al., 2010) USA Cohort 7 9559 >55 FFQ Total pc Total calcium >1357vs,<689mg/day 1.17 (0.97-1.42 Age, raceethnicity, treatment arm, BMI, energy intake