Table 2 Pooled ORs with 95% Cls for allergy and meningioma.
From: Allergy reduces the risk of meningioma: a meta-analysis
RRs (95% Cl) for history of | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First author, date (reference) | Any allergy | Asthma | Eczema | Hay fever | Potential confounders adjusted in the analysis |
Schlehofer17 | 0.89 (0.65–1.22) | 0.82 (0.46–1.44) | 0.68 (0.42–1.08) | age (5-year group), gender, and region | |
Brenner10 | 0.98 (0.70–1.38) | 0.86 (0.53–1.40) | 0.80 (0.42–1.53) | 0.93 (0.58–1.50) | age, gender, race, and region |
Schwartzbaum11 | 0.84 (0.42–1.68) | 0.72 (0.30–1.70) | 0.85 (0.33–2.17) | age and gender | |
2.44 (1.08–5.51) | |||||
Schoemaker12 | 0.76 (0.61–0.96) | 0.85 (0.61–1.18) | 0.72 (0.51–1.02) | 0.81 (0.62–1.06) | age (5-year group), gender, region, interview year, and SES (Townsend index) |
Wigertz13 | 0.95 (0.82–1.10) | 0.94 (0.74–1.20) | 0.74 (0.60–0.91) | 0.93 (0.77–1.12) | age, gender, education, country, and region |
Berg-Beckhoff18 | 0.87 (0.66–1.14) | 0.78 (0.47–1.28) | 0.84 (0.61–1.15) | 0.98 (0.67–1.39) | age, gender, socioeconomic status, region, and smoking |
Claus16 | 0.6 (0.5–0.7) | 0.7 (0.6–0.9) | 0.8 (0.6–1.1) | age and gender | |
Wiemels15 | 0.64 (0.51–0.80) | 0. 65 (0.50–0.86) | 0.95 (0.67–1.34) | age, gender, smoking, race and education | |
Turner8 | 0.77 (0.63–0.93) | 0.78 (0.59–1.03) | 0.74 (0.56–0.98) | 0.80 (0.63–1.01) | age (5-year group), gender, region, country and education |
