Review Article
The Strong Protective Effect of Circumcision against Cancer of the Penis
Table 4
Association between balanitis and penile cancer.
| Study [ref.] | | OR (95% CI) | Type |
| Maden et al. (1993) [3] | 100/199 | 1.3 (0.5–3.6)† | IPC+CIS | Daling et al. (2005) [36] | 74/743 | 3.5 (1.2–10.3)† | CIS | Daling et al. (2005) [36] | 62/731 | 3.9 (1.3–11.7)† | IPC | Hellberg et al. (1987) [101] | 207/400 | 9.49 (5.24–17.2) | Not stated |
| Meta-analysis (random effects): OR = 3.82 (95% CI = 1.61–9.06) |
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*Total cases/total participants, †Adjusted odds ratio presented in original study. IPC, invasive penile carcinoma; CIS, carcinoma in situ.
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