Is diabetes mellitus associated with increased incidence and disease-specific mortality in endometrial cancer? A systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies
Liao C, Zhang D, Mungo C, Tompkins DA, Zeidan AM. Is diabetes mellitus associated with increased incidence and disease-specific mortality in endometrial cancer? A systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies. Gynecologic Oncology 2014, 135: 163-171. PMID: 25072931, PMCID: PMC4404750, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2014.07.095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisease-specific mortalityIncident endometrial cancerEndometrial cancerDiabetes mellitusCohort studyRelative riskStatistical heterogeneityIncidence of ECSummary incidence rate ratioEC-specific mortalityOriginal cohort studyNon-diabetic womenSummary relative riskCochrane's Q statisticIncidence rate ratiosRisk of biasStandardized mortality ratioSignificant statistical heterogeneitySmall-study effectsChi-square testDM statusGynecological oncologyIndependent associationMortality ratioEgger's test