Endocrine Abstracts

Objectives: To assess the androgens profile (total testosterone (TT),free testosterone (fT), SHBG, and DHEA-sulphate), cortisol, aldosterone, insulin, and leptin in patients with obesity (OB), metabolic syndrome (MS) and healthy men (HM).Subjects and methods: Group 1: 26 men with obesity, age 30±6 years. BMI 27–35 kg/m2. Group 2: 34 men with MS, age 31±6 yrs. BMI 30–36 kg/m2. Group 3: 20 healthy men, age 28±...