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ArticleTherapeutic advances in endocrinology and metabolism2022

Relationship between total testosterone, sex hormone-binding globulin levels and the severity of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in males: a meta-analysis.

Man-Qiu Mo, Zi-Chun Huang, Zhen-Hua Yang, Yun-Hua Liao, Ning Xia, Ling Pan

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Article in Therapeutic advances in endocrinology and metabolism, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Man-Qiu MoGeriatric Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China.
Zi-Chun HuangDepartment of Cardiovascular Thoracic Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University: Nanning Second People's Hospital, Nanning, China.
Zhen-Hua YangDepartment of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China.
Yun-Hua LiaoDepartment of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China.
Ning XiaGeriatric Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China.
Ling PanGeriatric Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3730-1176
Guangxi Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: In recent years, many studies have reported the relationship between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and sex hormones, especially total testosterone (TT) and sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG). However, the relationship between sex hormones and the severity of NAFLD is still unclear. Methods: PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, WanFang, China National Knowledge Infrastructure and VIP databases were searched for relevant studies from inception to 31 August 2021. Values of weighted mean differences (WMDs) and odds ratios (ORs) with their 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were combined by Stata 12.0 software to evaluate the relationship between TT, SHBG and the severity of NAFLD in males. Results: A total of 2995 patients with NAFLD from 10 published cross-sectional studies were included for further analysis. The meta-analysis indicated that the moderate-severe group had a lower TT than the mild group in males with NAFLD (WMD: -0.35 ng/ml, 95% CI = -0.50 to -0.20). TT and SHBG were important risk factors of moderate-severe NAFLD in males (OR Conclusion: The present meta-analysis shows that lower TT is associated with the severity of NAFLD in males, while the relationship between SHBG and severity of NAFLD is still to be further verified.

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meta-analysisnon-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseseveritysex hormone-binding globulintestosterone

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