Correlation of sex hormone and androgen receptor with diabetes mellitus in elderly men
Correlation of sex hormone and androgen receptor with diabetes mellitus in elderly men
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10.3109/13685538.2011.575479
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2011-08
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Jian Cao;Jian Li;Wei-jun Hao;Xiaoying Li;Hao Wang;Lin Liu;Bing-po Zhu;Zhiqin Guo
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Jian Cao;Jian Li;Wei-jun Hao;Xiaoying Li;Hao Wang;Lin Liu;Bing-po Zhu;Zhiqin Guo
Aim. To investigate sex hormone and androgen receptor (AR) levels and to evaluate their relationship with diabetes mellitus (DM) in senile men. Methods. The cross-sectional study included 492 elderly men comprising 104 healthy subjects (mean age 71.4 ± 5.2 years), 259 subjects without DM (71.5 ± 5.0 years) and 129 DM patients (73.0 ± 6.3 years). Plasma concentrations of total testosterone (TT), free testosterone (FT), dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate, sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG), estradiol (E2), luteinising hormone) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) were determined. AR-positive cells were measured by flow cytometry. Results. TT concentrations were significantly lower in the DM group (13.8 ± 4.7 nmol/l) than in the healthy (17.1 ± 6.1 nmol/l) and non-diabetes groups (15.8 ± 6.0 nmol/l; all P < 0.01). FT, SHBG, AR-positive proportion (AR%) and AR fluorescence intensity showed a decreasing trend among the healthy, non-DM and DM groups, but the differences were not significant. TT, E2, E2/testosterone and SHBG were negatively correlated with blood glucose. SHBG was positively correlated and TT and AR% were negatively correlated with the course of DM. Logistic multiple regression analysis revealed that age, waist/hip ratio, FSH, SHBG and AR% are potential risk factors for DM. Conclusions. Low levels of TT, SHBG and AR may be potential risk factors for DM in elderly men.