Table 4:
Forest plot of dietary long-chain omega-3 fatty acid intake and total incidence of prostate cancer (Schuurman et al. [
9
]; Park et al. [
15
]; Wallstr
m et al. [
16
]; Chavarro et al. [
17
]).
Study name
Subgroup within study
Time point
Statistics for each study
Risk ratio and 95% Cl
Rick ratio
Lower limit
Upper limit
value
value
Schuurman
DHA
1999
1.030
0.754
1.407
0.186
0.853
Park
DHA
2007
0.990
0.895
1.096
−0.194
0.846
0.994
0.902
1.094
−0.128
0.899
Schuurman
EPA
1999
1.000
0.735
1.360
0.000
1.000
Park
EPA
2007
1.010
0.906
1.125
0.180
0.857
1.009
0.911
1.117
0.170
0.865
Wallstr
m
Long-chain
2007
1.280
1.011
1.621
2.048
0.041
Chavarro
Long-chain
2008
1.090
0.950
1.250
1.231
0.218
1.135
1.008
1.278
2.093
0.036
1.034
0.973
1.098
1.085
0.278