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Gonorrhea and Prostate Cancer Incidence: An Updated Meta-Analysis of 21 Epidemiologic Studies
Wen-Qing LianABCDEF, Fei LuoABCDEF, Xian-Lu SongBD, Yong-Jie LuDG, Shan-Chao ZhaoACDEGDOI: 10.12659/MSM.893579
Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:1895-1903
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The association between gonorrhea and prostate cancer risk has been investigated widely, but the results remain inconsistent and contradictory. We conducted an updated meta-analysis to obtain a more precise estimate of this association.
MATERIAL AND METHODS: PubMed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library were searched for papers up to June 2014 to identify eligible studies. Pooled odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated to assess the influence of gonorrhea on prostate cancer risk.
RESULTS: Twenty-one observational studies (19 case-control and 2 cohort) were eligible, comprising 9965 prostate cancer patients and 118 765 participants. Pooled results indicated that gonorrhea was significantly associated with increased incidence of prostate cancer (OR 1.31, 95% CI 1.14–1.52). The association between gonorrhea and prostate cancer was stronger in African American males (OR 1.32, 95% CI 1.06–1.65) than in Whites (OR 1.05, 95% CI 0.90–1.21).
CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that gonorrhea is associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer, especially among African American males. These results warrant further well-designed, large-scale cohort studies to draw definitive conclusions.
Keywords: Gonorrhea - epidemiology, Incidence, Prostatic Neoplasms - epidemiology, Risk Factors
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