PubMed ID:
15056129
Public Release Type:
Journal
Publication Year: 2004
Affiliation: Department of Medicine, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland. leo.niskanen@kuh.fi
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1462-8902.2004.00335.x
Authors:
Kaukua J,
Laaksonen DE,
Mustajoki P,
Niskanen L,
Punnonen K,
Rissanen A
Studies:
Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery
Mild hypoandrogenism in men, usually defined by low levels of testosterone, is a peculiar feature of abdominal obesity that independently predicts the development of insulin resistance and diabetes mellitus. Little is known about the short- and long-term effects of weight loss on sex steroids in abdominally obese men, however.