Birth weight and premature ovarian insufficiency: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To comprehensively evaluate the effect of low birth weight on premature ovarian insufficiency.

Methods

We performed a systematic review of the literature by searching MEDLINE, EMBASE, Web of Science, Scopus, Wanfang and CNKI up to August 2023. All cohort and case-control studies that included birth weight as an exposure and premature ovarian insufficiency as an outcome were included in the analysis. Data were combined using inverse-variance weighted meta-analysis with fixed and random effects models and between-study heterogeneity evaluated. We evaluated risk of bias using the Newcastle Ottawa Scale and using Egger's method to test publication bias. All statistical analyses were performed with the use of R software.

Results

Five articles were included in the

SUBMITTER: Jiang C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10988833 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature