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Serum vitamin D levels and erectile dysfunction: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Plain-language guide to PMID 30523636 (2019): meta-analysis of Vitamin D, K2, Magnesium and Zinc.
Key Facts
- PMID
- 30523636
- Journal
- Andrologia
- Year
- 2019
- Study type
- Meta-Analysis
- Authors
- Wei Y et al. (4 authors)
- DOI
- 10.1111/and.13211
What This Paper Covers, in Plain Language
What It Covers
Researchers studied Vitamin D, K2, Magnesium and Zinc in this meta-analysis publication.
The present systematic review and meta-analysis was performed to evaluate the vitamin D levels in subjects with ED compared to controls and the 5-item version of the international index of erectile function (IIEF-5) score in subjects with vitamin D deficiency compared to those without vitamin D deficiency in order to elucidate the role of vitamin D in the pathogenesis of ED.
Why It Was Studied
Studies evaluating the possible association between vitamin D levels and ED were initially screened and thus included following electronic literature search of database Cochrane Library, PUBMED, EMBASE and MEDLINE.
Essential article information including outcome measures was extracted from the qualified studies by two independent authors, and STATA 12.0 software was used conducted the meta-analysis.
Who the Included Studies Covered
PubMed tags the participants as men only.
A total of seven articles were included in their meta-analysis with a total of 4,132 subjects.
What Was Measured
Studies evaluating the possible association between vitamin D levels and ED were initially screened and thus included following electronic literature search of database Cochrane Library, PUBMED, EMBASE and MEDLINE.
Essential article information including outcome measures was extracted from the qualified studies by two independent authors, and STATA 12.0 software was used conducted the meta-analysis.
PubMed files the paper under topics including Erectile Dysfunction, Vitamin D and Vitamin D Deficiency.
Author keywords: 5-item version of the international index of erection function, meta-analysis and meta-analysis of VD and ED.
What This Means in Plain Language
This is a meta-analysis of Vitamin D, K2, Magnesium and Zinc.
The publication is from 2019 (Andrologia), a journal based in Germany.
More context: the Vitamin D, K2, Magnesium and Zinc compound page, all human trials.
Our Notes on the Compound
Vitamin D, K2, Magnesium and Zinc: Magnesium is described as required for AMPK to function.
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