Are Women With Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome at a High Risk of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease; A Meta-Analysis

AuthorMahdi Ramezani-Binabajen
AuthorMohsen Motalebien
AuthorHamidreza Karimi-sarien
AuthorMohammad Saeid Rezaee-Zavarehen
AuthorSeyed Moayed Alavianen
Issued Date2014-11-30en
AbstractContext: Insulin resistance is a hallmark of metabolic syndrome (MS). It has been proposed that both polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are correlated with Insulin resistance. Therefore, PCOS and NAFLD can be attributed with insulin resistance and therefore MS. The aim of this meta-analysis was to determine whether PCOS patients are at a high risk of NAFLD. Evidence Acquisition: Google scholar, Scopus, ISI Web of Science, Embase, MEDLINE, and some Iranian databases such as scientific information database (SID), IranMedex, and MagIran were searched to identify relevant studies. We included all papers regardless of their language from January 1985 to June 2013. By using data on prevalence of NAFLD in patients with and without PCOS, odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated in each study. Chi-squared test was used to assess heterogeneity between studies. Results: We finally included seven eligible studies. According to chi-squared test, there was a significant heterogeneity (73.6%) between studies (P = 0.001). NAFLD prevalence was significantly higher in patients with PCOS compared to healthy control, with an overall OR of 3.93 (95% CI: 2.17, 7.11).There was no significant publication bias based on Begg's and Egger's tests. Conclusions: According to the results of this meta-analysis, there was a high risk of NAFLD in women with PCOS. We suggest evaluating patients with PCOS regarding NAFLD.en
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.5812/hepatmon.23235en
KeywordPolycystic Ovary Syndromeen
KeywordNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver Diseaseen
KeywordInsulin Resistanceen
KeywordMetabolic Syndromeen
KeywordMeta-Analysisen
PublisherBrieflandsen
TitleAre Women With Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome at a High Risk of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease; A Meta-Analysisen
TypeReview Articleen

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