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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 28, 2005; 11(28): 4431-4434
Published online Jul 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i28.4431

Table 1 Heterogeneity of investigated factors

Factors	Included studies	q	P
Liver diseases
HBV infection	26	74.72	0.000^b
HCV infection	15	10.68	0.711
Liver cirrhosis	9	23.61	0.003^b
History of hepatitis	20	104.13	0.000^b
Family history
Family history of PLC	25	96.95	0.000^b
Psychological factors
Negative living events	10	25.54	0.002^b
Unstable emotion	6	3.46	0.630
Depressed character	6	12.69	0.027^a
Past history of exposure to poison
Pesticide	5	16.99	0.002^b
Aflatoxin	4	3.47	0.325
Living style
Alcoholic	22	82.13	0.000^b
Smoking	15	24.58	0.039^a
Intake of musty food	3	3.72	0.156
Intake of pickle	5	23.73	0.000^b
Intake of bean products	4	18.56	0.000^b
Tea	4	16.03	0.001^b
Drinking water from pond	8	649.10	0.000^b
Drinking water from river	2	9.05	0.003^b
Drinking water from well	5	10.44	0.034^a

The values of q shown are statistical values of OR q test.

^aP<0.05 vs significant difference.

^bP<0.01 vs very significant difference.

Table 2 Summary of the association between factors and PLC

Factors	Total case/control	Combined OR	95%CI	χ² (g = 1)	P
Liver diseases
HBV infection	3 390/4 604	11.34	8.72-14.75	327.60	0.000^b
HCV infection	1 737/2 534	4.28	3.30-5.56	119.93	0.000^b
Liver cirrhosis	1 689/2 609	11.97	6.19-23.19	54.46	0.000^b
History of hepatitis	3 625/4 903	5.71	4.11-7.92	108.12	0.000^b
Family history
Family history of PLC	3 681/4 932	3.49	2.68-4.53	87.24	0.000^b
Psychological factors
Negative living events	1 688/2 096	2.65	1.69-4.15	17.90	0.000^b
Unstable emotion	1 502/2 086	2.20	1.74-2.77	44.48	0.000^b
Depressed character	1 355/1 777	3.07	2.10-4.47	33.99	0.000^b
Past history of exposure to poison
Pesticide	755/969	1.55	0.82-2.93	1.84	0.175
Aflatoxin	327/327	1.80	1.44-2.25	26.90	0.000^b
Living style
Alcoholic	3 207/3 983	1.88	1.53-2.32	35.60	0.000^b
Smoking	2 408/3 347	1.24	1.09-1.41	10.90	0.001^b
Intake of musty food	623/723	1.87	1.42-2.47	19.74	0.000^b
Intake of pickle	1 233/1 602	1.69	1.34-2.13	47.56	0.000^b
Intake of bean products	814/1 158	0.74	0.29-1.90	0.13	0.718
Tea	656/870	0.69	0.31-1.51	0.88	0.348
Drinking water from pond	1 561/1 614	1.77	1.09-2.87	8.65	0.003^b
Drinking water from river	379/437	1.41	0.38-5.19	0.27	0.603
Drinking water from well	636/856	0.79	0.45-1.36	7.99	0.392

The values of c² shown are statistical values of significant test of combined OR.

^bP<0.01 vs significant difference.

Citation: Luo RH, Zhao ZX, Zhou XY, Gao ZL, Yao JL. Risk factors for primary liver carcinoma in Chinese population. World J Gastroenterol 2005; 11(28): 4431-4434
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v11/i28/4431.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v11.i28.4431