Etiological relationship between lipid metabolism and endometrial carcinoma

Table 1 Epidemiological study of lipid metabolism and EC

Incidence or mortality of EC	Lipid Type	No. of cases	Random effects (95%CI)	P value	Ref
Incidence	HDL-C (mg/dL) <50	90	1.66 (1.22–2.03)	< 0.050	[7]
	HDL-C (mg/dL) <42	318	2.40 (1.90–3.03)	< 0.001	[9]
	LDL-C (mg/dL) >213	182	1.45 (1.16–1.79)	< 0.001	[9]
	TG (mg/dL) >151	287	1.25 (1.05–1.49)	0.014	[9]
	TC (mg/dL) >215	203	1.62 (1.32–1.99)	< 0.001	[9]
Mortality	HDL-C (mg/dL) <39	153	2.20 (1.10–4.40)	0.034	[11]

EC, endometrial carcinoma; TG, triglycerides; TC, total cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol

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