Importance of abdominal circumference and body mass index values in predicting male hypogonadism – A practical approach
AUTOR(ES)
Jaworski, Paulo Eduardo Dietrich, Ramos, Anderson, Nicoleit, Arthur Radaelli, Bacarin, Luis Fernando de Almeida, Olivo Neto, Pedro
FONTE
Arch. Endocrinol. Metab.
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
05/09/2016
RESUMO
ABSTRACT Objective The objective of this study was to correlate the values of abdominal circumference (AC) and body mass index (BMI) with the levels of total testosterone (TT), free testosterone (FT) and sexual hormone binding globulin (SHBG). We aimed to analyze the association between the anthropometric values and variations in the hormonal levels. Subjects and methods A transversal prospective study was conducted. A total of 159 patients were included in the study. Results BMI was inversely correlated with TT and SHBG (p = 0.02 and p = 0.006, respectively). AC was also inversely correlated withTT and SHBG (p = 0.006 and p < 0.0001, respectively). However, BMI did not correlate signicantly with these hormonal levels after adjusting for age. Conclusion This finding led to the conclusion that AC had a stronger inverse correlation than BMI with TT and SHBG. Our data suggested that AC alone can be used as an anthropometric parameter to help simplify the identification of men with low serum TT levels.
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