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ea0011p420 | Diabetes, metabolism and cardiovascular | ECE2006

Migration to the UK results in significantly lower testosterone levels in South Asian men

Patel JV , Panja N , Prabharakan D , Anderson S , Vyas A , Bhatnagar D , Durrington P , Gibson JM , Hughes E , Reddy S , Cruickshank JK , Heald AH

Introduction: Compared to ethnically European men, Pakistani origin men living in the UK have a lower circulating total and free testosterone level, corresponding with greater central adiposity and higher insulin resistance. Within a South Asian group we have now examined the effect of migration to the UK on male testosterone level.Methods: Circulating testosterone concentration was measured by automated immunoassay in 97 Gujarati males resident in India...