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Table 3 Subgroup analyses according to different dairy product types and genders

From: Dairy products intake and cancer mortality risk: a meta-analysis of 11 population-based cohort studies

 

Male and female

Male

Female

 

RR

95 % CI

Heterogeneity

RR

95 % CI

Heterogeneity

RR

95 % CI

Heterogeneity

I2 (%)

p

I2 (%)

p

I2 (%)

p

Total dairy

0.99

(0.92, 1.07)

39.8

0.092

1.00

(0.91, 1.11)

0.0

0.422

1.07

(0.96, 1.19)

0.0

0.393

Milk

0.97

(0.92, 1.03)

8.4

0.351

0.95

(0.89, 1.03)

35.1

0.214

NA

NA

NA

NA

Yogurt

0.88

(0.71, 1.10)

0.0

0.521

0.66

(0.42, 1.04)

0.0

0.757

NA

NA

NA

NA

Cheese

1.23

(0.94, 1.61)

0.0

0.985

1.19

(0.85, 1.67)

0.0

0.912

NA

NA

NA

NA

Butter

1.13

(0.89, 1.44)

1.0

0.315

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Whole milka

NA

NA

NA

NA

1.50

(1.03, 2.17)

0.0

0.963

NA

NA

NA

NA

Skim/low-fat milka

NA

NA

NA

NA

1.00

(0.75, 1.33)

0.0

0.735

NA

NA

NA

NA

  1. acancer type was limited to prostate cancer
  2. NA Not available