TY - JOUR ID - 48961 TI - Association between Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Study JO - Middle East Journal of Cancer JA - MEJC LA - en SN - 2008-6709 AU - Hejrati, Alireza AU - Rahmanian, Vahid AU - Hasannejad, Hamideh AU - Hejrati, Lina AU - Shateri Amiri, Bahareh AD - Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Hazrat-e Rasool General Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran AD - Department of Public Health, Torbat Jam Faculty of Medical Sciences, Torbat Jam, Iran AD - Department of Food Hygiene and Quality Control, Division of Epidemiology and Zoonoses, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran AD - Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Y1 - 2023 PY - 2023 VL - 14 IS - 4 SP - 471 EP - 480 KW - Breast cancer KW - Non-Alcoholic fatty liver disease KW - Systematic review KW - Association DO - 10.30476/mejc.2023.95903.1795 N2 - Background: Breast cancer (BC) is the most prevalent neoplasm in females globally, with an increasing incidence trend almost in all regions. Previous studies have indicated that non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) may be an emerging risk factor for extrahepatic cancers, including BC. This systematic review and meta-analysis study aimed to determine the association between NAFLD and the development of BC.Method: Data were systematically collected without time limitation until 21 April 2022, from the following electronic databases: PubMed, Scopus, Embase, Web of Science, and Google Scholar. The association between NAFLD and BC with odds ratio (OR) was calculated with a 95% confidence interval (CI) and presented via forest plots. Hazard ratios along with incidence rate ratios in the cohort studies transformed into OR.Results: According to the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA) and the inclusion criteria herein, 11 eligible studies were obtained from various countries. The pooled OR of NAFLD as a risk of developing BC, using a random-effects model, was estimated at 1.61 (95% CI: 1.30-2.00) (Q-value: 51.35, I2 = 80.52%, P < 0.0001). Multivariate meta-regression analysis showed that the publication year-, country-, detection method-, study design-, and body mass index-adjusted status did not cause heterogeneity. The Egger's regression (P = 0.32) and the symmetry in the funnel plot showed no publication bias in the studies.Conclusion: The present research revealed that NAFLD had a significant association with BC, independent of traditional risk factors. UR - https://mejc.sums.ac.ir/article_48961.html L1 - https://mejc.sums.ac.ir/article_48961_3ef78bae89354fed767111c9006f7851.pdf ER -