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a statistical significance degree of 0.05.RESULTSStudy characteristicsFor dietary cholesterol, four articles with 4 research (4 cohort research and 0 casecontrol studies) were included, involving 439355 participants. [6,20,2,3436] For serum TC, six articles with 8 studies (six cohort studies and two casecontrol research) had been incorporated, involving 805697 participants. The detailed characteristics of the integrated research are shown in Tables and two.[35,79,2633].308 (95 CI: .097.559, I 55.3 , Pheterogeneity 0.006). The pooled RRs for casecontrol and cohort two studies have been .523 (95 CI: .226.893, I PubMed ID:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12740002 49.7 , Pheterogeneity 0.037) and .023 (95 CI: 0.87.200, 2 I 0.0 , Pheterogeneity 0.508), respectively. The pooled RRs for studies carried out in North America, Europe and others have been .275 (95 CI: .058.537, 2 I 29.3 , Pheterogeneity 0.25), .49 (95 CI: 2 0.863.53, I 55.4 , Pheterogeneity 0.047) and 2.495 2 (95 CI: .5653.977, I 0.0 , Pheterogeneity 0.362), respectively (Figure two). Serum TC and the threat of pancreatic cancer: Serum TC level (highest vs lowest) was not significantly linked with the risk of pancreatic cancer (RR 2 .003, 95 CI: 0.859.7, I 55.5 , Pheterogeneity 0.028). The pooled RRs for European and Asian two populations were .034 (95 CI: 0.722.48, I 65. , Pheterogeneity 0.035) and .005 (95 CI: two 0.847.92, I 56.two , P heterogeneity 0.077), respectively.Quantitative synthesisThe principal results are summarized in Table three. Dietary cholesterol as well as the risk of pancreatic cancer: For the highest vs lowest category of dietary cholesterol, the pooled RR of pancreatic cancer wasWJGwjgnetMarch 28, 205Volume 2Issue 2Table Traits of research for dietary cholesterol integrated within the metaanalysisCutpoints for cholesterol exposure RR (95 CI) Age and packyears of smoking Adjustment for covariatesRef.Country (year)Study designMean age (casecontrol) Sample size Percentage of males (casecontrol) (situations)Lin et al[3]Chan et al[4]Wang J et al . Cholesterol and pancreatic cancerWJGwjgnet64.765. NA NA 54.75.9 6.657. 56.250.five 327 09 2233 532 5667 628 64.664.8 56.653.5 NA 54.948.three NA 53.453.4 978 326 754 249 644 64 Dietary cholesterol exposure (mg), 206 (referent), 206330, 330 [2.06 (.3.85)] Dietary cholesterol exposure (gd) median, 22.8 (referent), 92.six, 257.6, 368.9 [.5 (.2.0)] Dietary cholesterol cutpoint (mgwk) 966.26 (referent), 966.26242.753, 42.754880.265, 880.266 [.57 (.092.26)] Imply distinction every day quartile 4quartile (569 mg) [0.95 (0.5.75)] Dietary cholesterol [.33 (0.722.45)] NA 50.056. 63.962. 54.25.five NA 52.949. NA NA NA NA 6560 five.245.three 5857 NA 62.263.2 6.845.6 305 0 27 63 90545 482 88802 78 362 eight 357 04 48 79 20852 Hu J et al[5]Japan 2005 Usa 2007 Canada Casecontrol Casecontrol CasecontrolAge, sex, BMI, race, education, smoking, history of diabetes and energy intake Age, sex, BMI, province, education, alcohol drinking, pack year smoking, total of vegetable and fruit intake, saturated fat and total energy intake Caloric and fibre intake, lifetime cigarette consumption Age, sex, response status, total smoking and dietary intake of energyHowe et al[7]Metropolitan Toronto 990 Bueno de Mesquita Netherlands 99 et al[8]Casecontrol CasecontrolLucenteforte et al[9] Italy CasecontrolBaghurst et al[26]Ghadirian et al[27]Heinen et al[.