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  • Epidemiology
  • Public Health

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  • Increasing wireless phone usage raises concerns about potential links to glioma risk.
  • Previous studies on this association have yielded inconsistent findings.
  • A comprehensive meta-analysis is needed to clarify the relationship between wireless phone use and adult glioma.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine the potential association between wireless phone use and the risk of adult glioma.
  • To synthesize evidence from multiple studies to provide a clearer understanding of this relationship.

Main Methods:

  • A systematic literature search was conducted on PubMed and Embase up to July 2017.
  • Random-effects or fixed-effects models were employed for data synthesis, accounting for heterogeneity.
  • Publication bias was assessed using Begg's funnel plot and Egger's regression test, with subgroup analyses performed.

Main Results:

  • Ten studies were included, analyzing the association between wireless phone use and glioma risk.
  • Ever use of wireless phones showed no significant association with adult glioma (OR=1.03, 95% CI: 0.92-1.16) with substantial heterogeneity.
  • Long-term users (≥10 years) demonstrated a significant association with increased glioma risk (OR=1.33, 95% CI: 1.05-1.67).

Conclusions:

  • Wireless phone use, in general, is not significantly associated with an increased risk of adult glioma.
  • A potential increased risk of glioma may exist for long-term wireless phone users (≥10 years).