Response to Comment on: Wehr et al. Low Free Testosterone Levels Are Associated With All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality in Postmenopausal Diabetic Women. Diabetes Care 2011;34:1771–1777 | Zendy

Elisabeth Lerchbaum | Zendy; Stefan Pilz | Zendy; Winfried März | Zendy; Barbara ObermayerPietsch | Zendy

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Response to Comment on: Wehr et al. Low Free Testosterone Levels Are Associated With All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality in Postmenopausal Diabetic Women. Diabetes Care 2011;34:1771–1777

Author(s) -

Elisabeth Lerchbaum,

Stefan Pilz,

Winfried März,

Barbara ObermayerPietsch

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

diabetes care

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 6.636

H-Index - 363

eISSN - 1935-5548

pISSN - 0149-5992

DOI - 10.2337/dc11-2131

Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , testosterone (patch) , endocrinology

We appreciate the thoughtful comment by Kuhadiya et al. (1). The remark that total androgen concentrations are important for practitioners is well taken. The overall median total testosterone (TT) and free testosterone (FT) concentrations were 2.43 nmol/L (0.7 μg/L) and 0.0093 ng/mL, respectively. Because the FT and TT concentrations for all quartiles are given in Tables 1 and 2 (2), median levels can also be seen in Tables 1 and 2. Concentrations for TT levels are correct. However, there was a typing error (decimal places) regarding …

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