TY - JOUR T1 - Dietary patterns and colorectal cancer risk: a meta-analysis. AU - Feng,Yu-Liang, AU - Shu,Long, AU - Zheng,Pei-Fen, AU - Zhang,Xiao-Yan, AU - Si,Cai-Juan, AU - Yu,Xiao-Long, AU - Gao,Wei, AU - Zhang,Lun, PY - 2016/3/6/pubmed PY - 2018/2/16/medline PY - 2016/3/6/entrez SP - 201 EP - 211 JF - European journal of cancer prevention : the official journal of the European Cancer Prevention Organisation (ECP) JO - Eur J Cancer Prev VL - 26 IS - 3 N2 - The analysis of dietary patterns has recently drawn considerable attention as a method of investigating the association between the overall whole diet and the risk of colorectal cancer. However, the results have yielded conflicting findings. Here, we carried out a meta-analysis to identify the association between dietary patterns and the risk of colorectal cancer. A total of 40 studies fulfilled the inclusion criteria and were included in this meta-analysis. The highest category of 'healthy' dietary pattern compared with the lowest category was apparently associated with a decreased risk for colorectal cancer [odds ratio (OR)=0.75; confidence interval (CI): 0.68-0.83; P<0.00001]. An increased risk of colorectal cancer was shown for the highest compared with the lowest category of a 'western-style' dietary pattern (OR=1.40; CI: 1.26-1.56; P<0.00001). There was an increased risk of colorectal cancer in the highest compared with the lowest category of 'alcohol-consumption' pattern (OR=1.44; CI: 1.13-1.82; P=0.003). The results of this meta-analysis indicate that a 'healthy' dietary pattern may decrease the risk of colorectal cancer, whereas 'western-style' and 'alcohol-consumption' patterns may increase the risk of colorectal cancer. SN - 1473-5709 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/26945285/Dietary_patterns_and_colorectal_cancer_risk:_a_meta_analysis_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -