Gastroenterology
Volume 134, Issue 2 , Pages 388-395.e3 , February 2008

Cigarette Smoking and Adenomatous Polyps: A Meta-analysis

  • Edoardo Botteri

      Affiliations

    • Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress requests for reprints to: Edoardo Botteri, MD, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, European Institute of Oncology, Via Ripamonti 435, 20141, Milan, Italy. fax: (39) 02-57489922.
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  • Simona Iodice

      Affiliations

    • Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
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  • Sara Raimondi

      Affiliations

    • Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
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  • Patrick Maisonneuve

      Affiliations

    • Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
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  • Albert B. Lowenfels

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery and Department of Community and Preventive Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York

Received 31 August 2007 ,Accepted 25 October 2007.

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    Forest plot for ever smokers vs never smokers. The partial endoscopy group is composed of studies in which some or all controls underwent partial colon examination. The full colonoscopy group is compo

    Forest plot for ever smokers vs never smokers. The partial endoscopy group is composed of studies in which some or all controls underwent partial colon examination. The full colonoscopy group is composed of studies in which all controls underwent complete colon examination. *Estimates for men; **estimates for women.

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    Funnel plot for ever vs never smokers. Weight is given by the inverse of standard error.

    Funnel plot for ever vs never smokers. Weight is given by the inverse of standard error.

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    Forest plot for current smokers versus never smokers.

    Forest plot for current smokers versus never smokers.

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    Forest plot for former smokers versus never smokers.

    Forest plot for former smokers versus never smokers.

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    Funnel plot for current versus never smokers.

    Funnel plot for current versus never smokers.

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    Funnel for former versus never smokers.

    Funnel for former versus never smokers.

PII: S0016-5085(07)01997-X

doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2007.11.007

Gastroenterology
Volume 134, Issue 2 , Pages 388-395.e3 , February 2008

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