Endocrine Abstracts

Background and objective: There have been reported increase prevalence of hypogonadism in diabetic men compared to age matched non-diabetic men. The objective of this study was to assess the level of androgens in T2DM patients and non-diabetics and correlate it with erectile function and visceral adiposity.Methods: This was a cross-sectional comparative study of 160 male patients with T2DM (study subjects) and 80 age matched non-diabetics (control subjec...

Introduction: Diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disease affecting every aspects of human system including the sense organs. Sadly, the prevalence is increasing in Nigeria and currently 5.5%. Hearing impairment (deafness) is public health disease and diabetes mellitus (DM) is a common risk factor.Objective: To determine the prevalence and severity of deafness among Nigerians with DM attending FMC Lokoja.Metho...