Table 1 Case–control studies of diabetes and pancreatic cancer

From: Type-II diabetes and pancreatic cancer: a meta-analysis of 36 studies

 

PC cases

Controls

Diabetes

    

First author and year

No.

Source

No.

Source

Source diagnosis

Duration (years)

% PC cases

Level of adjustment

Relative risk

95% CI

Cuzick, 1989

216

Newly diagnosed patients, England

279

Hospital patients

SR, MR

>1

6.0 M

Age, sex

2.59

0.63–16.1

       

2.0 F

 

6.64

1.33–65.2

Wynder, 1973

142

Patients, US

142

Hospital patients

SR

>2

5.0 M

Age, sex, race, hospital

1.00

0.31–3.12

       

16.7 F

 

7.80

1.90–38.5

Norell, 1986

99

Newly diagnosed patients, Sweden

301

Community

SR

>5

4.0

Age, sex, residence

2.40

0.60–9.70

Frye, 2000

116

Patients, New Zealand

232

Hospital patients

MR

>1

 

Age, sex

2.75

0.81–10.2

         

1.75

0.46–7.09

Farrow, 1990

148

Patients in cancer registry US

188

Community

P

>3

7.1

Age, smoking, education

6.70

1.80–24.9

Jain, 1991

249

Newly diagnosed patients, Canada

505

Community

SR, P

5–10

3.8

Age, sex, smoking, energy and fiber intake

2.14

0.75–6.17

Lin, 1981

109

Hospitalised patients, US

109

Hospital patients

SR

>1

7.4

Age, sex, race, marital status, hospital

0.78

0.28–2.09

Bueno de Mesquita, 1992

176

Patients, Netherlands

487

Community

SR, P

>1

6.4 M

Age, proxy, smoking

0.73

0.27–2.00

       

7.3 F

 

0.93

0.35–2.50

Ekoe, 1992

179

Patients, Quebec

239

Community

SR

>1

NA

Age, sex, smoking, education

2.52

1.04–6.11

Kalapothaki, 1993

181

Hospitalised patients, Greece

362

Hospitalised patients

SR

>10

5.0

Age, sex, hospital

3.60

1.80–7.10

Silverman, 2001

526

Hospitalised patients, US

2153

Community

SR, P

2–4

NA

Age, sex, race, area, smoking, alcohol, BMI

1.40

0.70–2.40

Gold, 1985

201

Newly diagnosed patients, US

402

Hospitalised patients

SR, P

>2

10.0

Age, sex, race, hospital

0.63

0.34–1.15

La Vecchia, 1994

362

Hospitalised patients, Italy

1089

Hospitalised patients

SR

>1

14.4M

Age, sex, education, BMI

2.60

1.80–4.80

       

9.8 F

 

1.40

0.80–2.50

Bonelli, 2003

202

Hospitalised patients, Italy

406

Hospitalised patients

SR

>1

18.3

Age, sex, centre, education, occupation, tobacco, alcohol

2.80

1.63–4.76

Lee, 1996

282

Hospitalised patients, Taipei

282

Hospital

SR

>1

28.7

Age, sex, smoking, alcohol

2.84

1.80–4.52

Gullo, 1994

720

Hospitalised patients, Italy

720

Hospitalised patients

SR, MR

>1

13.6

Age, social class, region, hospital

1.80

1.30–2.50

O'Mara, 1985

93

Hospitalised patients, US

NA

Hospitalised patients

SR

NA

7.6

Age

2.40

1.80–3.50

  1. PC=pancreatic cancer; SR=self-reported diabetes; MR=medical record of diabetes; P=proxy provided information on diabetes status; NA=data not available.