Testosterone, Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin and the Metabolic Syndrome in Men: An Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies

Wallaschofski, Henri; Gietema, Jourik A.; Gannage-Yared, Marie-Helene; Unden, Anna-Lena; Hautanen, Aarno; Goncharov, Nicolai P.; Kumanov, Philip; Chubb, S. A. Paul; Almeida, Osvaldo P.; Wittchen, Hans-Ulrich; Klotsche, Jens; Onat, Altan; Brand, Judith S.; Rovers, Maroeska M.; Yeap, Bu B.; Schneider, Harald J.; Tuomainen, Tomi-Pekka; Haring, Robin; van der Schouw, Yvonne T.; Ferrucci, Luigi; Salonen, Jukka T.; Kauhanen, Jussi; Voelzke, Henry; Corona, Giovanni; Maggio, Marcello; Bouchard, Claude; Tong, Peter C. Y.; Chen, Richard Y. T.; Akishita, Masahiro

Date

2014

Author

Wallaschofski, Henri

Gietema, Jourik A.

Gannage-Yared, Marie-Helene

Unden, Anna-Lena

Hautanen, Aarno

Goncharov, Nicolai P.

Kumanov, Philip

Chubb, S. A. Paul

Almeida, Osvaldo P.

Wittchen, Hans-Ulrich

Klotsche, Jens

Onat, Altan

Brand, Judith S.

Rovers, Maroeska M.

Yeap, Bu B.

Schneider, Harald J.

Tuomainen, Tomi-Pekka

Haring, Robin

van der Schouw, Yvonne T.

Ferrucci, Luigi

Salonen, Jukka T.

Kauhanen, Jussi

Voelzke, Henry

Corona, Giovanni

Maggio, Marcello

Bouchard, Claude

Tong, Peter C. Y.

Chen, Richard Y. T.

Akishita, Masahiro

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Abstract

Background: Low total testosterone (TT) and sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) concentrations have been associated with the metabolic syndrome (MetS) in men, but the reported strength of association varies considerably.

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12627/14150
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0100409

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