Low Serum Testosterone Concentrations in Hospitalized Men with Poorly Controlled Type 2 Diabetes.
10.3803/EnM.2014.29.4.574
- Author:
Kyung Soo KIM
1
;
San Ha KANG
;
Moon Jong KIM
;
Soo Kyung KIM
;
Yoo Lee KIM
;
Won Keun PARK
;
Seok Won PARK
;
Yong Wook CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, Seongnam, Korea. ywcho@cha.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Brief Communication
- Keywords:
Testosterone;
Diabetes mellitus, type 2;
Hypogonadism
- MeSH:
Body Mass Index;
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2;
Hemoglobin A, Glycosylated;
Humans;
Hypogonadism;
Male;
Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin;
Testosterone*
- From:Endocrinology and Metabolism
2014;29(4):574-578
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Our aim was to examine whether serum testosterone concentrations are in fact low in hospitalized men with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes compared with healthy men. In this study, 79 men aged 40 years or older (41 healthy men and 38 men with type 2 diabetes) were included. Total testosterone and sex hormone-binding globulin levels were measured. The average duration of diagnosed diabetes was 10.8 years and the mean glycated hemoglobin value was 10.8%. Total testosterone concentrations were lower in men with type 2 diabetes than in healthy men, after adjusting for age and body mass index (3.83+/-0.32 ng/mL vs. 5.63+/-0.31 ng/mL, P<0.001). In conclusion, this study shows that serum testosterone concentrations are lower in hospitalized men with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes than in healthy men. Therefore, men with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes should undergo further assessment for hypogonadism.
