SHBG, Sex Hormones, and Inflammatory Markers in Older Women
Author(s) -
Marcello Maggio,
Gian Paolo Ceda,
Fulvio Lauretani,
Stefania Bandinelli,
A. Corsi,
Francesco Giallauria,
Jack M. Guralnik,
Giovanni Zuliani,
Chiara Cattabiani,
Stefano Parrino,
F. Ablondi,
Elisabetta Dall’Aglio,
Graziano Ceresini,
Shehzad Basaria,
Luigi Ferrucci
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2010-1902
Subject(s) - sex hormone binding globulin , medicine , testosterone (patch) , endocrinology , context (archaeology) , body mass index , confounding , insulin resistance , hormone , insulin , biology , androgen , paleontology
In premenopausal and older women, high testosterone and estradiol (E2) and low SHBG levels are associated with insulin resistance and diabetes, conditions characterized by low-grade inflammation.
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