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ea0020p519 | Paediatric Endocrinology | ECE2009

Sex hormone-binding globulin levels predict insulin sensitivity, disposition index and cardiovascular risk during puberty

Soerensen Kaspar , Aksglaede Lise , Munch-Andersen Thor , Aachmann-Andersen Niels , Helge Joern , Hilsted Linda , Petersen Joergen , Juul Anders

Objective: Early puberty is associated with increased risk of subsequent cardiovascular disease. Low sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) levels are a feature of early puberty as well as conditions associated with increased cardiovascular risk. The aim of the present study was to evaluate SHBG as predictor of glucose metabolism and metabolic risk during puberty.Research design and methods: Cross-sectional study on 132 healthy Caucasian children and adoles...
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Endocrine Abstracts
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