Association of Testosterone and Sex Hormone–Binding Globulin With Metabolic Syndrome and Insulin Resistance in Men

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• Alternative Title:
  Diabetes Care
• Personal Author:
  Li, Chaoyang ; Ford, Earl S. ; Li, Benyi ; Giles, Wayne H. ; Liu, Simin
• Description:
  OBJECTIVE
  
  We sought to assess the associations of testosterones and sex hormone–binding globulin (SHBG) with metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance in men.
  
  RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS
  
  We defined metabolic syndrome according to the National Cholesterol Education Program Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults. Among men aged ≥20 years who participated in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (n = 1,226), the Cox proportional hazards model was used to estimate the prevalence ratio and 95% CI of metabolic syndrome according to circulating concentrations of testosterones and SHBG.
  
  RESULTS
  
  After adjustment for age, race/ethnicity, smoking status, alcohol intake, physical activity level, LDL cholesterol, C-reactive protein, and insulin resistance, men in the first quartile (lowest) (prevalence ratio 2.16 [95% CI 1.53–3.06]) and second quartile of total testosterone (2.51 [1.86–3.37]) were more likely to have metabolic syndrome than men in the fourth quartile (highest, referent group) (P < 0.001 for linear trend). Similarly, men in the first quartile of SHBG (2.17 [1.32–3.56]) were more likely to have metabolic syndrome than men in the fourth quartile (P = 0.02 for linear trend). No significant associations of calculated free testosterone (P = 0.31 for linear trend) and bioavailable testosterone (P = 0.11 for linear trend) with metabolic syndrome were detected after adjustment for all possible confounders.
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  
  Low concentrations of total testosterone and SHBG were strongly associated with increased likelihood of having metabolic syndrome, independent of traditional cardiovascular risk factors and insulin resistance.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adult Biological Markers Fasting Homeostasis Humans Insulin Resistance Life Style Male Metabolic Syndrome X Middle Aged Nutrition Surveys Obesity, Abdominal Prevalence Proportional Hazards Models Risk Factors Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin Testosterone Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency Young Adult

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• Source:
  Diabetes Care. 33(7):1618-1624.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Volume:
  33
• Issue:
  7
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
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  urn:sha256:e3364b1e90ee3840a44f1eb854385e0ea0f20b4424256fac2bfd516cacb47663
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