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KMID : 0356620140290040574
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Journal of Korean Society of Endocrinology
2014 Volume.29 No. 4 p.574 ~ p.578
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Low Serum Testosterone Concentrations in Hospitalized Men with Poorly Controlled Type 2 Diabetes
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Kim Kyung-Soo
Kang San-Ha
Kim Moon-Jong
Kim Soo-Kyung
Kim Yoo-Lee
Park Won-Keun
Park Seok-Won
Cho Yong-Wook
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Abstract
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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.
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KEYWORD
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Testosterone, Diabetes mellitus, type 2, Hypogonadism
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