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. 2019 Apr 4;10(3):361–371. doi: 10.1093/advances/nmy104

TABLE 2.

White rice intake and relative risk of T2D and cancer: results from meta-analyses of prospective cohort studies1

Highest vs lowest intakes Dose response2
Meta-analysis reference Number of cohorts included Relative risk (95% CI) Number of cohorts included Relative risk (95% CI) Outcome
Aune et al. (3) 7 1.17 (0.93, 1.47) 6 1.23 (1.15, 1.31) T2D
Hu et al. (63) 4 (Western) 1.12 (0.94, 1.33) T2D
Hu et al. (63) 3 (Asian) 1.27 (1.04, 1.54) T2D
Aune et al. (2) 3 0.87 (0.76, 1.01) 3 0.98 (0.95, 1.05) Total cancer
1

T2D, type 2 diabetes.

2

In dose-response analyses, relative risks are per 90 g/d in Aune et al. (2, 3).