Objective To evaluate the influence of easting fast on esophageal cancer incidence in Chinese population, and to provide evidences for prevention of esophageal cancer.
Methods We searched the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), WanFang Database, PubMed and Web of Science for all relevant studies published from January 1980 through February 2017 in English or in Chinese. Stata 11.0 software was used for the meta-analysis.
Results A total of 26 studies were included in this analysis, involving 8 418 esophageal cancer cases and 11 710 controls. All the studies were case-control studies. The overall random effect odds radio (OR) of esophageal cancer and its 95% confidence interval (CI) for eating fast were 2.518 (2.024 – 3.131) in comparison with not eating fast. Subgroup analysis found that eating fast was associated with an increased risk of esophageal cancer compared to not eating fast among the participants of the studies published in different years and in various jornals (P < 0.01 for all). The results of sensitivity analysis and publication bias test showed that all the studies retrieved were good in stability and there was no publication bias.
Conclusion The results suggest that eating fast can increase the risk of esophageal cancer in Chinese population.
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