Testosterone, Dihydrotestosterone, Sex Hormone Binding Globulin and Incident Diabetes among Older Men: the Cardiovascular Health Study | Zendy

Katherine E. Joyce | Zendy; Mary L. Biggs | Zendy; Luc Djoussé | Zendy; Joachim H. Ix | Zendy; Jorge R. Kizer | Zendy; David S. Siscovick | Zendy; Molly M. Shores | Zendy; Alvin M. Matsumoto | Zendy; Kenneth J. Mukamal | Zendy

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Testosterone, Dihydrotestosterone, Sex Hormone Binding Globulin and Incident Diabetes among Older Men: the Cardiovascular Health Study

Author(s) -

Katherine E. Joyce,

Mary L. Biggs,

Luc Djoussé,

Joachim H. Ix,

Jorge R. Kizer,

David S. Siscovick,

Molly M. Shores,

Alvin M. Matsumoto,

Kenneth J. Mukamal

Publication year - 2016

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.2016-2623

Subject(s) - sex hormone binding globulin , medicine , insulin resistance , endocrinology , hazard ratio , dihydrotestosterone , diabetes mellitus , testosterone (patch) , body mass index , homeostatic model assessment , proportional hazards model , androgen , confidence interval , hormone

Although sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) and testosterone (T) have been inversely associated with risk of diabetes, few studies have examined dihydrotestosterone (DHT), a more potent androgen than T, in older adults, whose glycemic pathophysiology differs from younger adults.

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