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SynthesisPloS one2015

Circulating adiponectin and risk of endometrial cancer.

Qiaoli Zheng, Haijian Wu, Jiang Cao

Open access · goldAbstract readMeta-Analysis
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Synthesis in PloS one, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
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  3. Adipose Tissue, Obesity and Adiponectin: Role in Endocrine Cancer Risk.International journal of molecular sciences · 2019
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Qiaoli ZhengClinical Research Center, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, 88 Jiefang Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China; Department of Dermatology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, 3 Qingchun Road East, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China.
Haijian WuDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, 88 Jiefang Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China.
Jiang CaoClinical Research Center, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, 88 Jiefang Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China.
Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University · CNZhejiang University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAdiponectin is an insulin-sensitizing hormone produced by adipocytes. It has been suggested to be involved in endometrial tumorigenesis. Published data have shown inconsistent results for the association between circulating adiponectin levels and endometrial cancer. In this study, we conducted a meta-analysis to evaluate the predictive value of circulating adiponectin levels on the development of endometrial cancer.

methodsPubMed, Embase, ISI web of knowledge, and Cochrane databases were searched for all eligible studies, and the summary relative risk (SRR) was calculated. Additionally, we performed dose-response analysis with eight eligible studies.

resultsA total of 1,955 cases and 3,458 controls from 12 studies were included. The SRR for the 'highest' vs 'lowest' adiponectin levels indicated high adiponectin level reduced the risk of endometrial cancer [SRR = 0.40, 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.33-0.66]. Results from the subgroup analyses were consistent with the overall analysis. The SRR for each 1 µg/ml increase of adiponectin indicated a 3% reduction in endometrial cancer risk (95% CI: 2%-4%), and a 14% reduction for each increase of 5 µg/ml (95% CI: 9%-19%). No evidence of publication bias was found.

conclusionsThis meta-analysis demonstrates that low level of circulating adiponectin is a risk factor for endometrial cancer.

Indexed as

AdiponectinBiomarkers, TumorCase-Control StudiesEndometrial NeoplasmsFemaleHumansRisk FactorsAdiponectinADIPOQ protein, humanBiomarkers, Tumor

Identifiers

PMID26030130
PMCPMC4452093
OpenAlexW427757453

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