Testosterone and sex hormone-binding globulin have significant association with metabolic syndrome in Taiwanese men

Aging Male

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-6

  Liao, Chun Hou ^a,b   Huang, Chao Yuan ^c   Li, Hung Yuan ^c   Yu, Hong Jeng ^c   Chiang, Han Sun ^a,b   Liu, Chih Kuang ^d  

^a CARDINAL TIEN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Asia; Metabolic syndrome; Sex hormone binding globulin; Sex hormones; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; LIPID; PRASTERONE SULFATE; SEX HORMONE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; TAIWAN; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE; ESTRADIOL; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; SEX HORMONE-BINDING GLOBULIN; TAIWAN; TESTOSTERONE; TRIGLYCERIDES; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 84863039712     PISSN: 13685538     EISSN: 14730790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13685538.2011.597462     Document Type: Article

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