Volume 142, Issue 4, Pages 762-772 (April 2012) Body Mass Index Increases Risk for Colorectal Adenomas Based on Meta-analysis Qiwen Ben, Wei An, Ying Jiang, Xianbao Zhan, Yiqi Du, Quan Cai Cai, Jie Gao, Zhaoshen Li Gastroenterology Volume 142, Issue 4, Pages 762-772 (April 2012) DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2011.12.050 Copyright © 2012 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Flow diagram of study selection. Gastroenterology 2012 142, 762-772DOI: (10.1053/j.gastro.2011.12.050) Copyright © 2012 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Forest plots of risk of colorectal adenoma associated with per 5-unit increase in BMI (calculated as kg/m2), organized separately by study design. *RRs with 95% CIs were derived by pooling the sex/subsite-specific RRs; **RRs with 95% CIs were derived from per 1-unit increment of BMI. Gastroenterology 2012 142, 762-772DOI: (10.1053/j.gastro.2011.12.050) Copyright © 2012 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 Funnel plot of studies evaluating the association between body mass index and colorectal adenoma risk (n = 36). Begg's regression asymmetry test (P = .817). Gastroenterology 2012 142, 762-772DOI: (10.1053/j.gastro.2011.12.050) Copyright © 2012 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions