The association between hyperandrogenemia and the metabolic syndrome in morbidly obese ... - 0 views
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metabolic syndrome obesity Testosterone PCOS hormone hormones hyperandrogenemia
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a significant inverse relationship between HA and HDL-cholesterol levels which is in accordance with previous studies of women with PCOS
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HA was associated with 61 % increased adjusted odds of MetS, and that this association was mainly driven by increased odds of dysglycemia and dyslipidemia
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Compared to women without HA, those with HA had significantly higher odds of having the MetS, which was mainly explained by the associations between HA and the lipid- and glucose components of the MetS
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FTI-blood test might add value to the cardiovascular risk assessment of premenopausal women with morbid obesity
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We calculated the free testosterone index (FTI) using the formula: FTI = 100 x serum testosterone (nmol/L) / sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG, nmol/L)