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

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

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0100409

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

Published in PLoS ONE • Jul 14, 2014

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Judith S. Brand

Maroeska M. Rovers

Bu B. Yeap

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. OBJECTIVES: We aimed to investigate whether associations differ across specific...

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Sex hormone-binding globulin

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Medicine

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