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Table 2 Summary of studies on mobile phone use and different kinds of brain tumor (glioma, meningioma, acoustic neuroma, pituitary adenoma)

From: The relationship between mobile phone use and risk of brain tumor: a systematic review and meta-analysis of trails in the last decade

Study

Period covered

Study type

Age (years)

No.of cases

OR (95 % CI)

Glioma

 Takebayashi et al., 2008, [30] Japan [7]

2000–2004

Case–control

30–69

322

1.22 (0.63–2.37)

 The INTERPHONE Study Group,2010, [16] 13countries [9]

2000–2004

Case–control

30–69

1078

glioma 0.81 (0.70–0.94)

 Frei et al.,2011, [11] Danish [10]

1990–2007

cohort

≥30

356

1.04 (0.85 - 1.26) in men and 1.04 (0.56 -1.95) in women

 Deltour et al., 2009, [9] 4 countries [11]

1974–2003

cohort

20–79

5390

1.05 (0.98-1.08) among men and 1.02 (1.01-1.05) among women

 Schüz (b) et al., 2006, [26, 27] Germany [12]

2000–2003

Case–control

30–69

257

0.98 (0.74-1.29) ≥10 years, 2.20, (0.94-5.11)

 Carlberg et al., 2014, [8] Sweden [17]

1997–2003 and 2007–2009

case-case analyses

18–75

1678

>20 years

1.7 (1.2–2.3); astrocytoma grade IV Mobile phone use 2.0 (1.4-2.9); cordless phone use 3.4 (1.04-11)

 Mild et al.,2007, [23] Sweden [18]

1997–2003

Case–control

18–75

905

>10 years, grade I-II 1.6 (0.6-4.1) grade III-IV 2.7 (1.8-4.2)

 Benson et al., 2013, [2] UK [23]

1999–2005 and again in 2009

cohort

middle-aged women

571

0.78, (0.55–1.10),

 Cardis et al., 2011, [5] five interphone countries [24]

2000–2004

Case–control

30–59

553

0.93 (0.73 to 1.18)

Meningioma

 Takebayashi et al., 2008, [30] Japan [7]

2000–2004

Case–control

30–69

322

0.70 (0.42–1.16)

 The INTERPHONE Study Group,2010, [16] 13 countries [9]

2000–2004

Case–control

30–69

1147

0.79; (0.68–0.91)

 Frei et al.,2011, [11] Danish [10]

1990–2007

cohort

≥30

80

≥10 years, 0.90 (0.57 to 1.42) in men and 0.93 (0.46- 1.87) in women

 Deltour et al., 2009, [9] 4 countries [11]

1974–2003

cohort

20–79

3175

1.08 (0.96-1.13) among men, and 1.38 (1.32-1.44) among women

 Schüz (b) et al., 2006, [26, 27] Germany [12]

2000–2003

Case–control

30–69

381

0.84 (0.62-1.13) ≥10 years, 1.09 (0.35-3.37)

 Benson et al., 2013, [2] UK [23]

1999–2005 and again in 2009.

cohort

middle-aged women

251

0.78, (0.55–1.10)

 Cardis et al., 2011, [5] five interphone countries [24]

2000–2004

Case–control

30–59

676

0.80 (0.66 to 0.96)

 Mild et al.,2007, [23] Sweden [18]

1997–2003

Case–control

18–75

759

1.3, (0.5-3.2)

Acoustic Neuroma

 Benson et al., 2013, [2] UK [23]

1999–2005 and again in 2009

cohort

middle-aged women

96

2.46 (1.07–5.64)

Pituitary adenoma

 Takebayashi et al., 2008, [30] Japan [7]

2000–2004

Case–control

30–69

110

0.90 (0.50–1.61)