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ArticleCureus2024

Association Between Body Mass Index (BMI), Vitamin D, and Testosterone Levels.

Mehwash Iftikhar, Nazir Shah, Imran Khan, Mian Mufarih Shah, Muhammad Numan Saleem

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Mehwash IftikharInternal Medicine, Hayatabad Medical Complex Peshawar, Peshawar, PAK.
Nazir ShahInternal Medicine, Hayatabad Medical Complex Peshawar, Peshawar, PAK.
Imran KhanInternal Medicine, Hayatabad Medical Complex Peshawar, Peshawar, PAK.
Mian Mufarih ShahInternal Medicine, Hayatabad Medical Complex Peshawar, Peshawar, PAK.
Muhammad Numan SaleemInternal Medicine, Hayatabad Medical Complex Peshawar, Peshawar, PAK.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction Obesity is measured scientifically by calculating body mass index (BMI). Body mass index in men is linked to various hormonal imbalances. This study aims to observe the relationships between BMI, vitamin D, and testosterone levels in patients attending the outpatient clinic at Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar, Pakistan. Methods This observational cross-sectional study involved 272 patients, presenting to the medical outpatient department from January 1

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bmibody mass indexobesitytestosteronevitamin d

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PMID39544585
PMCPMC11561528

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