Low Serum Testosterone Concentrations in Hospitalized Men with Poorly Controlled Type 2 Diabetes
Endocrinology and Metabolism
;
: 574-578, 2014.
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in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-14694
ABSTRACT
Our aim was to examine whether serum testosterone concentrations are in fact low in hospitalized men with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes compared with healthy men. In this study, 79 men aged 40 years or older (41 healthy men and 38 men with type 2 diabetes) were included. Total testosterone and sex hormone-binding globulin levels were measured. The average duration of diagnosed diabetes was 10.8 years and the mean glycated hemoglobin value was 10.8%. Total testosterone concentrations were lower in men with type 2 diabetes than in healthy men, after adjusting for age and body mass index (3.83+/-0.32 ng/mL vs. 5.63+/-0.31 ng/mL, P<0.001). In conclusion, this study shows that serum testosterone concentrations are lower in hospitalized men with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes than in healthy men. Therefore, men with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes should undergo further assessment for hypogonadism.
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Main subject:
Testosterone
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Glycated Hemoglobin
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Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin
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Body Mass Index
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
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Hypogonadism
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Endocrinology and Metabolism
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
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