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ReviewCancers2024

Obesity, Physical Activity, and Cancer Incidence in Two Geographically Distinct Populations; The Gulf Cooperation Council Countries and the United Kingdom-A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Christine Gaskell, Stuart Lutimba, Ghizlane Bendriss, Eiman Aleem

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Review in Cancers, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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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

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Christine GaskellPremedical Division, Weill Cornell Medicine, Doha P.O. Box 24144, Qatar.ORCID 0000-0002-9407-3301
Stuart LutimbaCancer Biology and Therapy Research Group, School of Applied Sciences, Division of Human Sciences, London South Bank University, 103 Borough Road, London SE1 0AA, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-3034-6059
Ghizlane BendrissPremedical Division, Weill Cornell Medicine, Doha P.O. Box 24144, Qatar.ORCID 0000-0001-5691-0095
Eiman AleemCancer Biology and Therapy Research Group, School of Applied Sciences, Division of Human Sciences, London South Bank University, 103 Borough Road, London SE1 0AA, UK.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe relationship between obesity, physical activity, and cancer has not been well studied across different countries. The age-standardized rate of cancer in the UK is double-triple that in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries (GCCCs). Here, we study the association between obesity, physical activity, and cancer incidence with the aim to elucidate cancer epidemiology and risk factors in two geographically, ethnically, and climatically different parts of the world.

methodsOur systematic search (from 2016 to 2023) in PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus, and APA PsycINFO databases resulted in 64 studies totaling 13,609,578 participants. The Cochrane risk of bias tool, GRADE, R programming language, and the meta package were used.

resultsSignificant associations between obesity and cancer were found in both regions, with a stronger association in the UK (

conclusionAlthough both regions share similarities, advanced healthcare systems, genetic characteristics, dietary habits, and cultural practices may influence cancer incidence and types.

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cancerGulf Cooperation Council Countriesmeta-analysisobesityphysical activitysystematic reviewUnited Kingdom

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PMID39766104
PMCPMC11674634

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