The association between serum lipid levels and colorectal cancer risk: A dose-response meta-analysis of 23 studies.

PLoS One · 2025 · PMC12530605 · PMID 41100525

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marginally significantp = 0.0576so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

For colon cancer, TG showed a marginally significant association (HR 1.23; 95% CI: 0.99–1.55; I 2 = 52.0%; p = 0.0576).

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marginal significancep = 0.06so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

In Colon cancer, sex approached marginal significance (HR = 0.51, p = 0.06) but follow-up duration did not (HR = 0.98, p = 0.62), with moderate heterogeneity for follow-up.

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