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The aim of this study is to examine the association between adult height and gastric cancer within a large pooled analysis of case-control studies members of the Stomach cancer Pooling (StoP) Project consortium.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Data from 18 studies members of the StoP consortium were collected and analyzed. A multivariable logistic regression model was used to estimate the study-specific odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the association between 10-cm increase in height and risk of gastric cancer. Age, sex, tobacco smoking, alcohol consumption, social class, geographical area and <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori<\/jats:italic>) status were included in the regression model. Resulting estimates were then pooled with random-effect model. Analyses were conducted overall and in strata of selected variables.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>A total of 7562 cases and 19 033 controls were included in the analysis. The pooled OR was 0.96 (95% CI 0.87\u20131.05). A sensitivity analysis was performed restricting the results to the studies with information on <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">H. pylori<\/jats:italic> status, resulting in an OR of 0.97 (95% CI 0.79\u20131.20).<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Our study does not support a strong and consistent association between adult height and gastric cancer.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1097\/cej.0000000000000613","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,9,13]],"date-time":"2020-09-13T02:03:32Z","timestamp":1599962612000},"page":"215-221","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Adult height and risk of gastric cancer: a pooled analysis within the Stomach cancer Pooling Project"],"prefix":"10.1097","volume":"32","author":[{"given":"Luca","family":"Giraldi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Sezione di Igiene, Istituto di Sanit\u00e0 Pubblica, Universit\u00e0 Cattolica del Sacro Cuore"}]},{"given":"Jovana","family":"Stojanovic","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Sezione di Igiene, Istituto di Sanit\u00e0 Pubblica, Universit\u00e0 Cattolica del Sacro Cuore"},{"name":"Department of Health, Kinesiology, and Applied Physiology, Concordia University, Montreal"},{"name":"Montreal Behavioural Medicine Centre, CIUSSS du Nord-de-l\u2019\u00cele-de-Montr\u00e9al, Montreal, Quebec, Canada"}]},{"given":"Dario","family":"Arzani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Sezione di Igiene, Istituto di Sanit\u00e0 Pubblica, Universit\u00e0 Cattolica del Sacro Cuore"}]},{"given":"Roberto","family":"Persiani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Dipartimento di Chirurgia, Universit\u00e0 Cattolica del Sacro Cuore"},{"name":"Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health - Public Health Area, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. 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