Association Of Blood Lipocalin-2 Levels with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Abstract: Lipocalin-2 (LCN2) is becoming recognized as a pleiotropic mediator of metabolic disorders. However, the relationship between LCN2 and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is not well understood. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to explore it. A systematic search of Cochrane Library, PubMed, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science, Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure, and Wan-fang Database was done for relevant articles published up to September 29, 2021. Standardized mean difference (SMD) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) was calculated to explore the association of LCN2 levels with GDM using Revman 5.3 and Stata 15.1. Fifteen case-control studies were included in this meta-analysis. The patients with GDM had significantly higher levels of blood LCN2 than parturients with normal glucose tolerance (SMD=3.41, 95% CI=2.24 to 4.58). Meta-regression and subgroup analysis were conducted to investigate the source of heterogeneity. Likely sources of heterogeneity were age and testing methods. This study found that GDM showed higher blood LCN2 levels than controls. However, caution is warranted on the interpretation of these findings. Standardized LCN2 measurement methods and longitudinal studies are required to disentangle and better understand the relationships observed.

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Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Association Of Blood Lipocalin-2 Levels with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis ; volume:54 ; number:10 ; year:2022 ; pages:677-685
Hormone and metabolic research ; 54, Heft 10 (2022), 677-685

Contributor
Zhu, Jing
Jiang, Shuai
Jiang, Xiaohong
Luo, Kaiming
Huang, Xiaolin
Hua, Fei

DOI
10.1055/a-1909-1922
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2411071634201.949049831612
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  • Zhu, Jing
  • Jiang, Shuai
  • Jiang, Xiaohong
  • Luo, Kaiming
  • Huang, Xiaolin
  • Hua, Fei

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