Sex Hormone–Binding Globulin and Risk of Clinical Diabetes in American Black, Hispanic, and Asian/Pacific Islander Postmenopausal Women
Author(s) -
Brian H. Chen,
Kathleen Brennan,
Atsushi Goto,
Yiqing Song,
Najib Aziz,
NaiChieh Y. You,
Melissa Wellons,
JoAnn E. Manson,
Donna L. White,
Anthony W. Butch,
Simin Liu
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
clinical chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.705
H-Index - 218
eISSN - 1530-8561
pISSN - 0009-9147
DOI - 10.1373/clinchem.2012.193086
Subject(s) - sex hormone binding globulin , medicine , diabetes mellitus , confounding , relative risk , prospective cohort study , endocrinology , hormone , confidence interval , androgen
Recent prospective studies have shown a strong inverse association between sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) concentrations and risk of clinical diabetes in white individuals. However, it remains unclear whether this relationship extends to other racial/ethnic populations.
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