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ea0019p297 | Reproduction | SFEBES2009

Total testosterone correlates better than free testosterone with metabolic disturbance in diabetes

Loh V , Krishnan B , Sugihara C , Panahloo A , Seal L

There is a known correlation between dyslipidaemia and hypogonadism in diabetes. In non-diabetic men, calculated free testosterone correlates better than total testosterone with the elements of the metabolic syndrome. The aim of this study is to investigate if this was also true in diabetic men.Methods: This is a retrospective observational study. We analyzed biochemical parameters from 140 sequential male diabetic patients who attended the diabetic erec...