Evidence map›Paper›PMID 40585363›Full record

ArticleiScience2025

Relationship between endocrine disruptors and neurodegenerative diseases: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Chengxing Wang, Jie Xu, Kai Pan, Yuzhu Xu, Jie Yu

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in iScience, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
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

5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Environmental Pollution, Biomarkers, and Dementia: An Evidence Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
    Review
  2. Article
  3. Article
  4. Article
  5. Review
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

5 authors.

Chengxing WangSchool of Public Health, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou 563000, P.R. China.
Jie XuSchool of Public Health, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou 563000, P.R. China.
Kai PanSchool of Public Health, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou 563000, P.R. China.
Yuzhu XuSchool of Public Health, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou 563000, P.R. China.
Jie YuSchool of Public Health, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou 563000, P.R. China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We conducted a meta-analysis to evaluate relevant literature published between January 2003 and December 2023 in order to provide updated epidemiological evidence on the relationship between endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) and neurodegenerative diseases (NDs). A systematic search of related studies was conducted in PubMed, Web of Science, and Embase. A total of 21 studies were included, with 286,610 subjects for meta-analysis. Analysis revealed that exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (odds ratio [OR] = 1.08, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.03-1.14) posed a risk for NDs, while organochlorine pesticide (OR = 1.11, 95% CI: 1.05-1.17) exposure exhibited a positive correlation with ND risk. Subgroup analysis by disease indicated a positive association between EDC exposure and Alzheimer's disease (OR = 1.03, 95% CI: 1.00-1.07) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (OR = 1.02, 95% CI: 1.01-1.03) risk. Our meta-analysis indicates that human exposure to EDCs has adverse effects on NDs.

Indexed as

Health sciencesMedical specialtyMedicineNeurologyPsychiatryPublic health

Identifiers

PMID40585363
PMCPMC12205615

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.