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ReviewTranslational andrology and urology2014

Androgen deficiency and metabolic syndrome in men.

Ashley G Winter, Fujun Zhao, Richard K Lee

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Review in Translational andrology and urology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
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10citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ashley G Winter1 James Buchanan Brady Foundation, Department of Urology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY 10065, USA ; 2 Department of Urology, Shanghai First People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 20080, China.
Fujun Zhao1 James Buchanan Brady Foundation, Department of Urology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY 10065, USA ; 2 Department of Urology, Shanghai First People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 20080, China.
Richard K Lee1 James Buchanan Brady Foundation, Department of Urology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY 10065, USA ; 2 Department of Urology, Shanghai First People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 20080, China.
Cornell University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a growing health concern worldwide. Initially a point of interest in cardiovascular events, the cluster of HTN, obesity, dyslipidemia, and insulin resistance known as MetS has become associated with a variety of other disease processes, including androgen deficiency and late-onset hypogonadism (LOH). Men with MetS are at a higher risk of developing androgen deficiency, and routine screening of testosterone (T) is advised in this population. The pathophysiology of androgen deficiency in MetS is multifactorial, and consists of inflammatory, enzymatic, and endocrine derangements. Many options for the concomitant treatment of both disorders exist. Direct treatment of MetS, whether by diet, exercise, or surgery, may improve T levels. Conversely, testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) has been shown to improve MetS parameters in multiple randomized controlled trials (RTCs).

Indexed as

Androgen deficiencylate-onset hypogonadism (LOH)metabolic syndrome (MetS)obesitytestosterone deficiency

Identifiers

PMID26816752
PMCPMC4708304
OpenAlexW2271299091

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