Meta-analysis reveals an association between acute pancreatitis and the risk of pancreatic cancer

Figure 1 Flow diagram representing the selection of studies.

Figure 2 Forest plot of the risk of pancreatic cancer associated with acute pancreatitis. Hollow diamonds represent pooled effect estimates.

Figure 3 Forest plot of the association of acute pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer. Hollow diamonds represent pooled relative risk.

Figure 4 Subgroup analysis for different follow-up times. AP: Acute pancreatitis; CI: Confidence interval; EEs: Effect estimates; PC: Pancreatic cancer.

Figure 5 Subgroup analysis for the type of research method.

Figure 6 Risk of publication bias for developing acute pancreatitis in pancreatic cancer risk based on the Egger’s test.

Figure 7 Sensitivity analysis of included studies for developing acute pancreatitis in pancreatic cancer risk.