FIGURE 2.

Summary estimates (RRs for cohort studies and ORs for case-control studies, with the corresponding 95% CIs; log scale) examining the associations between the consumption of dairy products and the risk of CRC. The meta-analysis included prospective cohort and case-control studies analyzing the consumption of total dairy products, high-fat dairy products, low-fat dairy products, total milk, whole milk, low-fat milk, fermented dairy products, total yogurt, cultured milk or cheese. Abbreviations: CI: confidence interval; CRC, colorectal cancer, OR: odds ratio; RR, relative risk.