The associations of total testosterone with probable nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease fibrotic progression in men with type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Testosterone has an impact on metabolic disorders and men with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are predisposed to hypogonadism; meanwhile, patients with T2DM have higher risk of NAFLD. Therefore, we speculate that testosterone may affect the progression of NAFLD in T2DM patients...

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Main Authors: Ziteng Zhang, Chi Chen, Yuying Wang, Ningjian Wang, Yi Chen, Yingli Lu, Fangzhen Xia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-12-01
Series:European Journal of Medical Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40001-022-00958-8