The association between sleep duration and lung cancer: a meta-analysis

The link between sleep duration and lung cancer risk has been suggested by some epidemiological studies. This meta-analysis was performed to further understand this relationship.

MEDLINE and EMBASE entries up to December 2022 were searched for eligible publications. A random effects model was used to calculate pooled relative risks (RRs) with 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs). Publication bias was estimated using Begg's and Egger's regression asymmetry test.

The meta-analysis included 11 studies (including 10 cohort studies and 1 case-control study). The pooled adjusted RRs were 1.13 (95% CI: 1.03-1.24) for short sleep duration and 1.21 (95% CI: 1.07-1.37) for long sleep duration.

The findings of this meta-analysis suggested that both short and long sleep duration are associated with an increase in lung cancer risk. These findings need to be corroborated through large-scale prospective studies.