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- Title
Low Total Testosterone-Component of Metabolic Syndrome.
- Authors
Goel, Prashant; Popa, Amorin R.
- Abstract
Background and aims: To assess the levels of total testosterone in the metabolic syndrome patients. Material and Methods: We included ninety-six patients in our study, forty-nine with metabolic syndrome according to the definition of International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and forty-seven as control. Anthropometric measurements were registered and blood samples were taken after an overnight fast. Results: The mean values of different parameters showed significant differences between both groups. The total testosterone mean value was (338,97±91,2 ng/ml) substantially lower as compared to patients with metabolic syndrome to control group. Conclusion: There is an inverse relationship between total testosterone and metabolic syndrome. Low total testosterone can be a predictor of rising incidence of metabolic syndrome.
- Subjects
INTERNATIONAL Diabetes Federation; METABOLIC syndrome; TESTOSTERONE
- Publication
Romanian Journal of Diabetes Nutrition & Metabolic Diseases, 2019, Vol 26, Issue 2, p145
- ISSN
2068-8245
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2478/rjdnmd-2019-0015