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Body mass index, waist circumference and waist to hip ratio and change in sex steroid hormones: the Massachusetts Male Ageing Study
Clinical Endocrinology · 2006 · Vol. 65(1) · pp. 125–131
Carol A. Derby✉(Albert Einstein College of Medicine)Sophia Zilber(New England Research Institutes)Donald Brambilla(New England Research Institutes)Knashawn H. Morales(University of Pennsylvania)John B. McKinlay(New England Research Institutes)
Abstract
Obesity may predict greater decline in testosterone and SHBG levels with age. Central adiposity may be a more important predictor of decline in DHEAS than is body mass index.
Hormonal and reproductive studiesPharmacology and Obesity TreatmentHypothalamic control of reproductive hormonesSex hormone-binding globulinBody mass indexWaistInternal medicineEndocrinologyObesityTestosterone (patch)MedicineWaist–hip ratioPopulation
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AdultAgedAgingAnthropometryBody ConstitutionHealth SurveysHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMassachusettsMiddle AgedObesityProspective StudiesSex Hormone-Binding GlobulinGonadal Steroid Hormones
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