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Table 6 AMSTAR2 and GRADE classification of the evidence

From: The role of diet and nutrition related indicators in biliary diseases: an umbrella review of systematic review and meta-analysis

Summary of findings

Certainty assessment(degradation factor)

Certainty assessment (Escalation factors)

Importance

Grade

AMSTAR2

First author, Year

Dietary and nutrition related factor

Study design(number)

Outcome

Relative effect (95% CI)

Risk of bias

Inconsistency

Indirectness

Imprecision

Publication bias

Large effect

Plausible confounding

Dose response gradient

Chen [19]

All spicy food

Case–control(6)

Gallbladder cancer

OR 1.78 (0.83–3.83)

Seriouse

Seriousf

Not serious

Seriousg

Undetected

No

No

No

6-Important

Very low

Critically low

Chen [19]

Chili pepper

Case–control(6)

Gallbladder cancer

OR 1.78 (0.83–3.83)

Seriouse

Seriousf

Not serious

Seriousg

Undetected

No

No

No

6-Important

Very low

Critically low

ZHU [20]

Tea

Case–control(4);Cohort(2)

Gallbladder cancer

OR 0.67 (0.40–1.12)

Seriouse

Seriousf

Not serious

Seriousg

Undetected

No

No

No

6-Important

Very low

Critically low

ZHU [20]

Tea (highest vs. lowest/none)

Case–control(3);Cohort(1)

Gallbladder cancer

OR 0.57 (0.25–1.29)

Seriouse

Seriousf

Not serious

Seriousg

Undetected

No

No

No

6-Important

Very low

Critically low

ZHU [20]

Tea (moderate vs. low/none)

Case–control(3);Cohort(1)

Gallbladder cancer

OR 0.62 (0.33–1.14)

Seriouse

Seriousf

Not serious

Seriousg

Undetected

No

No

No

6-Important

Very low

Critically low

Godos [8]

Coffee

Cohort(5);Case–control(3)

Biliary tract cancer

OR 0.83 (0.64–1.08)

Not serious

Not serious

Not serious

Seriousg

Undetected

No

No

No

6-Important

Very low

Low

Xiong [21]

Tea

Case–control(5);Cohort(3)

Biliary tract cancer

RR 0.66 (0.48–0.85)

Seriouse

Seriousf

Not serious

Not serious

Undetected

No

No

Yes

7-Critical

Very low

Critically low

Xiong [21]

Tea (every 1cup/day increment)

Case–control(5);Cohort(3)

Biliary tract cancer

RR 0.96 (0.93–0.98)

Seriouse

Seriousf

Not serious

Not serious

Undetected

No

No

Yes

7-Critical

Very low

Critically low

Huai [22]

Vegetable

Case–control(8);Cohort(1); Nested case–control(1)

Biliary tract cancer

RR 0.48 (0.22–0.74)

Not serious

Seriousf

Not serious

Not serious

Undetected

Yes

No

Yes

7-Critical

Moderate

Critically low

Huai [22]

Vegetable (every 100 g/day increment)

Case–control(6);Cohort(1); Nested case–control(1)

Biliary tract cancer

RR 0.31 (0.20–0.47)

Not serious

Seriousf

Not serious

Not serious

Undetected

Yes

No

Yes

7-Critical

Moderate

Critically low

Huai [22]

Fruit

Case–control(11);Cohort(1); Nested case–control(1)

Biliary tract cancer

RR 0.47 (0.32–0.61)

Not serious

Seriousf

Not serious

Not serious

Undetected

Yes

No

No

7-Critical

Low

Critically low

Huai [22]

Fruit (every 100 g/day increment)

Case–control(6);Cohort(1); Nested case–control(1)

Biliary tract cancer

RR 0.89 (0.66–1.18)

Not serious

Seriousf

Not serious

Seriousg

Undetected

No

No

Yes

6-Important

Very low

Critically low

Kamsa-ard [23]

Raw Fish

Case–control(3)

Biliary tract cancer

OR 2.54 (1.94–3.35)

Seriouse

Not serious

Not serious

Not serious

Strongly suspected

Yes

No

No

7-Critical

Very low

Critically low

Kamsa-ard [23]

Fermented Fish

Case–control(2)

Biliary tract cancer

OR 1.61 (0.76–3.41)

Seriouse

Not serious

Not serious

Seriousg

Strongly suspected

No

No

No

6-Important

Very low

Critically low

Kamsa-ard [23]

Glutinous Rice

Case–control(3)

Biliary tract cancer

OR 1.3 (0.85–2.01)

Seriouse

Not serious

Not serious

Seriousg

Strongly suspected

No

No

No

6-Important

Very low

Critically low

Kamsa-ard [23]

Meat

Case–control(2)

Biliary tract cancer

OR 1.03 (0.57–1.85)

Seriouse

Not serious

Not serious

Seriousg

Strongly suspected

No

No

No

6-Important

Very low

Critically low

Kamsa-ard [23]

Betel nut

Case–control(3)

Biliary tract cancer

OR 1.45 (0.69–3.02)

Seriouse

Not serious

Not serious

Seriousg

Strongly suspected

No

No

No

6-Important

Very low

Critically low

Steele [24]

Fermented Meats

Total case–control(2) @Nested case–control(1)

Biliary tract cancer

OR 1.81 (0.96–3.39)

Seriouse

Not serious

Not serious

Seriousg

Strongly suspected

No

No

No

6-Important

Very low

Critically low

Steele [24]

High Nitrate Foods

Total case–control(3) @Nested case–control(2)

Biliary tract cancer

OR 1.41 (1.05–1.91)

Seriouse

Seriousf

Not serious

Not serious

Strongly suspected

No

No

No

7-Critical

Very low

Critically low

Steele [24]

Rice

Case–control(2)

Biliary tract cancer

OR 0.88 (0.48–1.63)

Seriouse

Not serious

Not serious

Seriousg

Strongly suspected

No

No

No

6-Important

Very low

Critically low

Zhang [28]

Coffee

Cohort(7)

Cholecystolithiasis/gallbladder diease

RR 0.83 (0.76–0.89)

Not serious

Not serious

Not serious

Not serious

Undetected

No

No

Yes

7-Critical

Moderate

Critically low

Zhang [28]

Coffee (every 1Cup/Day increment)

Cohort(4)

Cholecystolithiasis/gallbladder diease

RR 0.95 (0.91–1.00)

Not serious

Seriousf

Not serious

Not serious

Undetected

No

No

Yes

7-Critical

Low

Critically low

Zhang [29]

Vegetables

Case–control(4);Cohort(9); @Cross sectional(1)

Cholecystolithiasis/gallbladder diease

RR 0.83 (0.74–0.94)

Not serious

Seriousf

Not serious

Not serious

Undetected

No

No

Yes

7-Critical

Low

Critically low

Zhang [29]

Vegetables(every 200 g/Day increment)

Cohort(6)

Cholecystolithiasis/gallbladder diease

RR 0.96 (0.93–0.98)

Not serious

Seriousf

Not serious

Not serious

Undetected

No

No

Yes

7-Critical

Low

Critically low

Zhang [29]

Fruits

Cohort(5)

Cholecystolithiasis/gallbladder diease

RR 0.88 (0.83–0.92)

Not serious

Not serious

Not serious

Not serious

Undetected

No

No

Yes

7-Critical

Moderate

Critically low

Zhang [29]

Fruits (every 200 g/Day increment)

Cohort(4)

Cholecystolithiasis/gallbladder diease

RR 0.97 (0.96–0.98)

Not serious

Not serious

Not serious

Not serious

Undetected

No

No

Yes

7-Critical

Moderate

Critically low

Gu [17]

Type 2 DM

Case–control(8); Cohort(12)

Gallbladder cancer

RR 1.56 (1.36–1.79)

Not serious

Seriousf

Not serious

Not serious

Strongly suspected

No

No

No

7-Critical

Very low

Critically low

Li [18]

Overweight

Case–control(8); Cohort(9)

Gallbladder cancer

RR 1.17 (1.07–1.28)

Not serious

Seriousf

Not serious

Not serious

Undetected

No

No

No

7-Critical

Very low

Critically low

Li [18]

Obesity

Case–control(9); Cohort(13)

Gallbladder cancer

RR 1.62 (1.49–1.75)

Not serious

Not serious

Not serious

Not serious

Undetected

No

No

No

7-Critical

Low

Critically low

Li [18]

Overweight

Case–control(4); Cohort(4)

Biliary tract cancer-eCCA

RR 1.26 (1.14–1.39)

Not serious

Not serious

Not serious

Not serious

Undetected

No

No

No

7-Critical

Low

Critically low

Li [18]

Obesity

Case–control(9); Cohort(7)

Biliary tract cancer-eCCA

RR 1.48 (1.21–1.81)

Not serious

Seriousf

Not serious

Not serious

Undetected

No

No

No

7-Critical

Very low

Critically low

Petrick [25]

Obesity

Nested case–control(3); Cohort(1)

Biliary tract cancer-iCCA

RR 1.49 (1.32–1.70)

Not serious

Not serious

Not serious

Not serious

Undetected

No

No

No

7-Critical

Low

Critically low

Petrick [25]

DM

Nested case–control(4); Cohort(2)

Biliary tract cancer-iCCA

RR 1.53 (1.31–1.78)

Not serious

Seriousf

Not serious

Not serious

Undetected

No

No

No

7-Critical

Very low

Critically low

Aune [31]

DM

Cohort(10)

Cholecystolithiasis/gallbladder diease

RR 1.56 (1.26–1.93)

Not serious

Seriousf

Not serious

Not serious

Undetected

No

No

No

7-Critical

Very low

Low

Barclay [30]

Glycemic index rate (highest vs. lowest)

Cohort(2)

Cholecystolithiasis/gallbladder diease

RR 1.26 (1.13–1.40)

Seriouse

Seriousf

Not serious

Not serious

Undetected

No

No

No

7-Critical

Very low

Critically low

Barclay [30]

Glycemic load rate (highest vs. lowest)

Cohort(2)

Cholecystolithiasis/gallbladder diease

RR 1.41 (1.25–1.60)

Seriouse

Seriousf

Not serious

Not serious

Undetected

No

No

No

7-Critical

Very low

Critically low

Dagfinn Aune [32]

Every 5 unit increment of BMI

Cohort(17)

Cholecystolithiasis/gallbladder diease

RR 1.63 (1.49–1.78)

Not serious

Seriousf

Not serious

Not serious

Undetected

No

No

Yes

7-Critical

Low

Low

Dagfinn Aune [32]

Every 10 cm increment of waist circumference

Cohort(5)

Cholecystolithiasis/gallbladder diease

RR 1.46 (1.24–1.72)

Not serious

Seriousf

Not serious

Not serious

Strongly suspected

No

No

Yes

7-Critical

Very low

Low

Dagfinn Aune [32]

Every 0.1 unit increment in waist-to-hip ratio

Cohort(4)

Cholecystolithiasis/gallbladder diease

RR 1.44 (1.26–1.64)

Not serious

Seriousf

Not serious

Not serious

Strongly suspected

No

No

Yes

7-Critical

Very low

Low

Daniel [33]

Triglycerides

Cohort(2)

Cholecystolithiasis/gallbladder diease

OR 1.1 (0.99–1.22)

Not serious

Not serious

Not serious

Not serious

Strongly suspected

No

No

No

6-Important

Very low

Critically low

Daniel [33]

HDL cholesterol

Cohort(2)

Cholecystolithiasis/gallbladder diease

OR 0.87 (0.62–1.23)

Not serious

Not serious

Not serious

Seriousg

Strongly suspected

No

No

No

6-Important

Very low

Critically low

Daniel [33]

Non-HDL cholesterol

Cohort(2)

Cholecystolithiasis/gallbladder diease

OR 1.19 (1.07–1.32)

Not serious

Seriousf

Not serious

Not serious

Strongly suspected

No

No

No

7-Critical

Very low

Critically low

Ying Li [50]

Alcohol(drinker vs. non-drinker)

Case–control(2)

Gallbladder cancer

OR 0.7 @99%CI(0.49–1.00)

Seriouse

Not serious

Not serious

Not serious

Strongly suspected

No

No

No

7-Critical

Very low

Critically low

Emma E. McGee, 2019 [35]

Alcohol(>0–0.5 vs. 0 drink/d)a

Cohort(26)

Gallbladder cancer

HR 1.07 (0.91–1.26)

Seriouse

Not serious

Not serious

Seriousg

Strongly suspected

No

No

No

6-Important

Very low

Critically low

Emma E. McGee, 2019 [35]

Alcohol(>0.5–1 vs. 0 drink/d)a

Cohort(26)

Gallbladder cancer

HR 1.1 (0.87–1.39)

Seriouse

Not serious

Not serious

Seriousg

Strongly suspected

No

No

No

6-Important

Very low

Critically low

Emma E. McGee [35]

Alcohol(1–<3 vs. 0 drink/d)a

Cohort(26)

Gallbladder cancer

HR 0.94 (0.74–1.21)

Seriouse

Not serious

Not serious

Seriousg

Strongly suspected

No

No

No

6-Important

Very low

Critically low

Emma E. McGee [35]

Alcohol(3–<5, vs. 0 drink/d)a

Cohort(26)

Gallbladder cancer

HR 1.16 (0.69–1.94)

Seriouse

Not serious

Not serious

Seriousg

Strongly suspected

No

No

No

6-Important

Very low

Critically low

Emma E. McGee [35]

Alcohol(>5 vs. 0 drink/d)a

Cohort(26)

Gallbladder cancer

HR 2.39 (0.63–9.12)

Seriouse

Seriousf

Not serious

Seriousg

Strongly suspected

No

No

No

6-Important

Very low

Critically low

Emma E. McGee [35]

Alcohol(every 1drink/d increment)a

Cohort(26)

Gallbladder cancer

HR 0.98 (0.92–1.05)

Seriouse

Not serious

Not serious

Not serious

Strongly suspected

No

No

No

6-Important

Very low

Critically low

Bagnardi [16]

Alcohol (Light vs. none)c

Case–control(4);Cohort(4)

Gallbladder cancer

RR 1.23 (0.84 − 1.83)

Not serious

Not serious

Not serious

Seriousg

Strongly suspected

No

No

No

6-Important

Very low

Critically low

Bagnardi [16]

Alcohol (Moderate vs. none)c

Case–control(4);Cohort(4)

Gallbladder cancer

RR 0.88 (0.68 − 1.13)

Not serious

Not serious

Not serious

Seriousg

Strongly suspected

No

No

No

6-Important

Very low

Critically low

Bagnardi [16]

Alcohol (Heavy vs. none)c

Case–control(4);Cohort(4)

Gallbladder cancer

RR 2.64 (1.62 − 4.30)

Not serious

Not serious

Not serious

Not serious

Strongly suspected

Yes

No

No

7-Critical

Low

Critically low

Ying Li [50]

Alcohol(drinker vs. non-drinker)

Case–control(2)

Biliary tract cancer-eCCA

OR 1.14 99%CI(0.75–1.75)

Seriouse

Not serious

Not serious

Seriousg

Strongly suspected

No

No

No

6-Important

Very low

Critically low

Ying Li [50]

Alcohol(drinker vs. non-drinker)

Case–control(2)

Biliary tract cancer-VPC

OR 0.68 99%CI(0.20–2.37)

Seriouse

Seriousf

Not serious

Seriousg

Strongly suspected

No

No

No

6-Important

Very low

Critically low

Emma E. McGee [35]

Alcohol(> 0–0.5 vs. 0 drink/d)a

Cohort(26)

Biliary tract cancer

HR 0.79 (0.62–1.00)

Seriouse

Not serious

Not serious

Seriousg

Strongly suspected

No

No

No

7-Critical

Very low

Critically low

Emma E. McGee [35]

Alcohol(> 0.5–1 vs. 0 drink/d)a

Cohort(26)

Biliary tract cancer

HR 0.91 (0.65–1.26)

Seriouse

Not serious

Not serious

Seriousg

Strongly suspected

No

No

No

6-Important

Very low

Critically low

Emma E. McGee [35]

Alcohol(1– < 3 vs. 0 drink/d)a

Cohort(26)

Biliary tract cancer

HR 0.98 (0.73–1.31)

Seriouse

Not serious

Not serious

Seriousg

Strongly suspected

No

No

No

6-Important

Very low

Critically low

Emma E. McGee [35]

Alcohol(3– < 5, vs. 0 drink/d)a

Cohort(26)

Biliary tract cancer

HR 1.25 (0.77–2.02)

Seriouse

Not serious

Not serious

Seriousg

Strongly suspected

No

No

No

6-Important

Very low

Critically low

Emma E. McGee [35]

Alcohol(> 5 vs. 0 drink/d)a

Cohort(26)

Biliary tract cancer

HR 2.35 (1.46–3.78)

Seriouse

Not serious

Not serious

Not serious

Strongly suspected

Yes

No

No

7-Critical

Very low

Critically low

Emma E. McGee [35]

Alcohol(every 1drink/d increment)a

Cohort(26)

Biliary tract cancer

HR 1.03 (1.01–1.06)

Seriouse

Not serious

Not serious

Not serious

Strongly suspected

No

No

No

7-Critical

Very low

Critically low

Emma E. McGee [35]

Alcohol(> 0–0.5 vs. 0 drink/d)a

Cohort(26)

Biliary tract cancer

HR 0.87 (0.68–1.12)

Seriouse

Not serious

Not serious

Seriousg

Strongly suspected

No

No

No

6-Important

Very low

Critically low

Emma E. McGee [35]

Alcohol(> 0.5–1 vs. 0 drink/d)a

Cohort(26)

Biliary tract cancer

HR 1.14 (0.82–1.58)

Seriouse

Not serious

Not serious

Seriousg

Strongly suspected

No

No

No

6-Important

Very low

Critically low

Emma E. McGee [35]

Alcohol(1– < 3 vs. 0 drink/d)a

Cohort(26)

Biliary tract cancer

HR 1.08 (0.74–1.58)

Seriouse

Seriousf

Not serious

Seriousg

Strongly suspected

No

No

No

6-Important

Very low

Critically low

Emma E. McGee [35]

Alcohol(3– < 5, vs. 0 drink/d)a

Cohort(26)

Biliary tract cancer

HR 1.82 (0.98–3.39)

Seriouse

Seriousf

Not serious

Seriousg

Strongly suspected

No

No

No

6-Important

Very low

Critically low

Emma E. McGee [35]

Alcohol(> 5 vs. 0 drink/d)a

Cohort(26)

Biliary tract cancer

HR 1.02 (0.64–1.62)

Seriouse

Not serious

Not serious

Seriousg

Strongly suspected

No

No

No

6-Important

Very low

Critically low

Emma E. McGee [35]

Alcohol(every 1drink/d increment)b

Cohort(26)

Biliary tract cancer

HR 1.03 (0.98–1.08)

Seriouse

Not serious

Not serious

Not serious

Strongly suspected

No

No

No

6-Important

Very low

Critically low

Emma E. McGee [35]

Alcohol(> 0–0.5 vs. 0 drink/d)a

Cohort(26)

Biliary tract cancer

HR 1.08 (0.80–1.45)

Seriouse

Not serious

Not serious

Seriousg

Strongly suspected

No

No

No

6-Important

Very low

Critically low

Emma E. McGee [35]

Alcohol(> 0.5–1 vs. 0 drink/d)a

Cohort(26)

Biliary tract cancer

HR 0.99 (0.69–1.41)

Seriouse

Not serious

Not serious

Seriousg

Strongly suspected

No

No

No

6-Important

Very low

Critically low

Emma E. McGee [35]

Alcohol(1– < 3 vs. 0 drink/d)a

Cohort(26)

Biliary tract cancer

HR 1.33 (0.99–1.80)

Seriouse

Not serious

Not serious

Seriousg

Strongly suspected

No

No

No

6-Important

Very low

Critically low

Emma E. McGee [35]

Alcohol(3– < 5, vs. 0 drink/d)a

Cohort(26)

Biliary tract cancer

HR 1.16 (0.66–2.01)

Seriouse

Not serious

Not serious

Seriousg

Strongly suspected

No

No

No

6-Important

Very low

Critically low

Emma E. McGee [35]

Alcohol(> 5 vs. 0 drink/d)a

Cohort(26)

Biliary tract cancer

HR 1.59 (0.85–2.98)

Seriouse

Not serious

Not serious

Seriousg

Strongly suspected

No

No

No

6-Important

Very low

Critically low

Emma E. McGee [35]

Alcohol(every 1drink/d increment)a

Cohort(26)

Biliary tract cancer

HR 1 (0.95–1.04)

Seriouse

Not serious

Not serious

Not serious

Strongly suspected

No

No

No

6-Important

Very low

Critically low

Xiao-Hua Ye [51]

Alcohol(drinker vs. non-drinker)

Case–control(6);Cohort(1)

Biliary tract cancer-eCCA

RR 1.09 (0.87–1.37)

Not serious

Not serious

Not serious

Seriousg

Undetected

No

No

No

6-Important

Low

Critically low

Clements [1]

Alcohol(drinker vs. non-drinker)

Case–control(15)

Biliary tract cancer-iCCA

OR 3.15 (2.24–4.41)

Not serious

Seriousf

Not serious

Not serious

Undetected

Yes

No

No

7-Critical

Low

Critically low

Clements [1]

Alcohol(drinker vs. non-drinker)

Case–control(11)

Biliary tract cancer-eCCA

OR 1.75 (1.20–2.55)

Not serious

Seriousf

Not serious

Not serious

Undetected

No

No

No

7-Critical

Very low

Critically low

Jiantao Wang [52]

Alcohol(highest vs. lowest)

Case–control(10);Cohort(8)

Cholecystolithiasis/gallbladder diease

RR 0.62 (0.49–0.78)

Not serious

Seriousf

Not serious

Not serious

Undetected

No

No

No

7-Critical

Very low

Critically low

Jiantao Wang

Alcohol(types of drink beer highest vs. lowest)b

Case–control(1); Cohort(2)

Cholecystolithiasis/gallbladder diease

RR 0.64 (0.52–0.78)

Not serious

Not serious

Not serious

Not serious

Undetected

No

No

No

7-Critical

Low

Critically low

Jiantao Wang [52]

Alcohol(types of drink wine highest vs. lowest)b

Case–control(1); Cohort(2)

Cholecystolithiasis/gallbladder diease

RR 0.72 (0.54–0.96)

Not serious

Not serious

Not serious

Not serious

Undetected

No

No

No

7-Critical

Low

Critically low

Jiantao Wang [52]

Alcohol(types of drink liquor highest vs. lowest)b

Cohort(2)

Cholecystolithiasis/gallbladder diease

RR 0.71 (0.64–0.85)

Not serious

Not serious

Not serious

Not serious

Undetected

No

No

No

7-Critical

Low

Critically low

Byung [27]

Alcohol (drinker vs. non-drinker)

Case–control(14);Cohort(9)

Cholecystolithiasis/gallbladder diease

RR 0.84 (0.79–0.89)

Not serious

Seriousf

Not serious

Not serious

Strongly suspected

No

No

No

7-Critical

Very low

Critically low

Byung [27]

Alcohol (Light vs. none)d

Case–control(5);Cohort(6)

Cholecystolithiasis/gallbladder diease

RR 0.96 (0.94–0.99)

Not serious

Not serious

Not serious

Not serious

Undetected

No

No

No

7-Critical

Low

Critically low

Byung [27]

Alcohol (Moderate vs. none)d

Case–control(8);Cohort(6)

Cholecystolithiasis/gallbladder diease

RR 0.8 (0.75–0.85)

Not serious

Not serious

Not serious

Not serious

Undetected

No

No

No

7-Critical

Low

Critically low

Byung [27]

Alcohol (Heavy vs. none)d

Case–control(8);Cohort(6)

Cholecystolithiasis/gallbladder diease

RR 0.66 (0.56–0.79)

Not serious

Seriousf

Not serious

Not serious

Undetected

No

No

No

7-Critical

Very low

Critically low

  1. a: Alcoholic drinks per day(0 [referent], > 0–0.5, > 0.5–1, 1– < 3, 3– < 5, > 5 drink/d) and continuously (analyzed per one drink), One alcoholic drink was defined as 14 g of ethanol
  2. b: The types of drink: wine, beer and liquor
  3. c: The author decided to consider as light, moderate and heavy drinking every interval whose midpoint was respectively ≤ 12.5 g, ≤ 50 g and > 50 g per day of alcohol
  4. d: Drinking level for each category: light, F < 7 and M < 14 g/day; moderate, F 7–17 and M 14–18 g/day; high, F > 14 and M > 28 g/day. F, female; M, male, B, both
  5. e: Failure to adequately control for confounding
  6. f: Conclusions significant heterogeneity was reported
  7. g:The credible interval contains invalid values and the credible interval does not exclude significant benefits or harms