Association of neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio with bone mineral density in post-menopausal women: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to compare the neutrophil lymphocyte ratio (NLR) levels between women with post-menopausal osteopenia or osteoporosis to those with normal bone mineral density (BMD).

Methods

We used Web of Science, PubMed, and Scopus to conduct a systematic search for relevant publications published before June 19, 2022, only in English language. We reported standardized mean difference (SMD) with a 95% confidence interval (CI). Because a significant level of heterogeneity was found, we used the random-effects model to calculate pooled effects. We used the Newcastle-Ottawa scale for quality assessment.

Results

Overall, eight articles were included in the analysis. Post-menopausal women with osteoporosis had elevated levels

SUBMITTER: Salimi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10924380 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature