Sex hormone-binding globulin associations with circulating lipids and metabolites and the risk for type 2 diabetes: observational and causal effect estimates
Author(s) -
Qin Wang,
Antti J. Kangas,
Pasi Soininen,
Marjaana Tiainen,
Tuulia Tynkkynen,
Katri Puukka,
A Ruokonen,
Jorma Viikari,
Mika Kähönen,
Terho Lehtimäki,
Veikko Salomaa,
Markus Perola,
George Davey Smith,
Olli T. Raitakari,
MarjoRiitta Järvelin,
Peter Würtz,
Johannes Kettunen,
Mika AlaKorpela
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
international journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406
H-Index - 208
eISSN - 1464-3685
pISSN - 0300-5771
DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyv093
Subject(s) - sex hormone binding globulin , observational study , medicine , diabetes mellitus , hormone , globulin , type 2 diabetes , endocrinology , physiology , immunology , androgen
The causal role of circulating sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) for type 2 diabetes is controversial. Information on the relations between SHBG and new biomarkers of cardiometabolic risk is scarce.
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