Journal
AGING MALE
Volume 17, Issue 1, Pages 18-24Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.3109/13685538.2013.879113
Keywords
Aging; fasting glucose; obesity; testosterone; Type 2 diabetes
Categories
Funding
- Intercomponent Ware Inc.
- Roche Diagnostics Ltd Germany, a subsidiary of Hoffmann La Roche Ltd. Switzerland
Ask authors/readers for more resources
Objective: To assess from observational data if low testosterone in men is an independent risk factor for high fasting glucose (FG) and for a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes (T2D). Methods: Multivariate analysis of data from 991 male US Air Force veterans who completed six medical examinations over 20 years. Results: Low testosterone was moderately related to high FG, independent of age and obesity. Low testosterone is a very weak predictor of a diagnosis of T2D. Conclusions: In men, low testosterone is an independent risk factor for high FG, comparable to aging and obesity. Low testosterone is a weak predictor of a diagnosis of T2D.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available