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ReviewToxics2024

Bisphenol A Exposure Interferes with Reproductive Hormones and Decreases Sperm Counts: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Epidemiological Studies.

Lei Lü, Yuan Liu, Yuhong Yang, Jinxing He, Lulu Luo, Shanbin Chen, Hanzhu Xing

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Review in Toxics, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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16citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
6.3field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Lei LüSchool of Food Science and Engineering, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan 250353, China.
Yuan LiuSchool of Food Science and Engineering, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan 250353, China.
Yuhong YangSchool of Food Science and Engineering, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan 250353, China.
Jinxing HeSchool of Food Science and Engineering, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan 250353, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7868-9977
Lulu LuoSchool of Food Science and Engineering, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan 250353, China.
Shanbin ChenInstitute of Food & Nutrition Science and Technology, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan 250100, China.
Hanzhu XingSchool of Food Science and Engineering, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan 250353, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0978-5188
Qilu University of Technology · CNShandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences · CN

Funding

Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province ZR2022QC201Qilu University of Technology 2022JBZ01-08Qilu University of Technology 2023PX038
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bisphenol A (BPA), an acknowledged endocrine disrupter, is easily exposed to humans via food packaging and container. However, a consensus has not been reached on the extent to which BPA exposure affects the reproductive system. We therefore conducted this systematic review and meta-analysis to elucidate the relationship between BPA exposure and male reproduction-related indicators. Up to October 2023, a comprehensive search was carried out in the PubMed, Embase, Cochrane and Web of Science, and 18 studies were ultimately included. β coefficients from multivariate linear regression analyses were pooled using a random effects model. The results showed that the urinary BPA concentration was negatively correlated with the sperm concentration (β coefficient = -0.03; 95% CI: -0.06 to -0.01; I

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bisphenol Aendocrine disruptorsmale fertilityreproductive hormonesrisk of below-reference sperm qualitysperm counts

Identifiers

PMID38668517
PMCPMC11054375
OpenAlexW4394877167

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