Open AccessInterrelation Between Sex Hormones and Plasma Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin and Hemoglobin A1c in Healthy Postmenopausal Women
Author(s) -
Gabrielle PageWilson,
Alessandra C. Goulart,
Kathryn M. Rexrode
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
metabolic syndrome and related disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.598
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1557-8518
pISSN - 1540-4196
DOI - 10.1089/met.2008.0081
Subject(s) - sex hormone binding globulin , medicine , endocrinology , body mass index , quartile , free androgen index , testosterone (patch) , hormone , androgen , confidence interval
Androgenicity, as measured by low sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) and elevations in testosterone and free androgen index (FAI), is associated with adverse cardiovascular (CV) outcomes, possibly due to effects on insulin resistance and glycemia.