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Abstract
Objective: Whether adiposity and lack of physical activity affect the risk for developing meningioma and glioma is poorly understood. Our objective was to characterize these associations in detail.
Methods: We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of adiposity and physical activity in relation to meningioma and glioma using cohort and case-control studies published through February 2015. We followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines.
Results: We identified 12 eligible studies of body mass index (BMI) and 6 studies of physical activity, comprising up to 2,982 meningioma cases and 3,057 glioma cases. Using normal weight as the reference group, overweight (summary relative risk [RR] = 1.21, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.01–1.43) and obesity (RR = 1.54, 95% CI = 1.32–1.79) were associated with increased risk of meningioma. In contrast, overweight (RR = 1.06, 95% CI = 0.94–1.20) and obesity (RR = 1.11, 95% CI = 0.98–1.27) were unrelated to glioma. Similarly, dose-response meta-analyses revealed a statistically significant positive association of BMI with meningioma, but not glioma. High vs low physical activity levels showed a modest inverse relation to meningioma (RR = 0.73, 95% CI = 0.61–0.88) and a weak inverse association with glioma (RR = 0.86, 95% CI = 0.76–0.97). Relations persisted when the data were restricted to prospective studies, except for the association between physical activity and glioma, which was rendered statistically nonsignificant (RR = 0.91, 95% CI = 0.77–1.07).
Conclusions: Adiposity is related to enhanced risk for meningioma but is unassociated with risk for glioma. Based on a limited body of evidence, physical activity is related to decreased risk of meningioma but shows little association with risk of glioma.
GLOSSARY
- BMI=
- body mass index;
- CI=
- confidence interval;
- IGF-1=
- insulin-like growth factor 1;
- NOS=
- Newcastle Ottawa Scale;
- RR=
- relative risk
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- Received March 2, 2015.
- Accepted in final form June 18, 2015.
- © 2015 American Academy of Neurology
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