Association between circulating sex hormone levels and diabetic kidney disease in men and postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes mellitus
In men with T2DM, elevated levels of estradiol and LH levels were positively associated with increased risk of DKD. In postmenopausal women with T2DM, high FSH and LH levels were positively associated with increased risk of DKD.
Authors
- Fen Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1662-0971)
- Yi Shi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3005-9655)
- Mengyin Cai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4329-1162)
- Yao Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6945-2078)
- Manman Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2097-8287)
- An-Dong Zhou
- Hui-Yu Zou
Institutions
- Sun Yat-sen University (CN)
- Zhaoqing University (CN)
- Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University (CN)
- The First People's Hospital of Zhaoqing (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Journal of Diabetes
- Published
- 2025-11-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4239/wjd.v16.i11.111366
- Primary Topic
- Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00