Abstract:Background: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) has been related to the pathogenesis of variety categories of cancers. This meta-analysis aimed to determine the association between MetS and the incidence of lung cancer.Materials and Methods: Relevant cohort studies were identified by searching of PubMed and Embase databases. Cochrane's Q test and I 2 statistic were used to analyze the heterogeneity. Random effect model was used for the meta-analysis.Results: Five cohort studies with 188,970 participants and 1,295 lung c… Show more
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