Endocrinology & Metabolic Syndrome
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Lydia Foucan

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• Research Article
  Relationship between Testosterone and Sex Hormone Binding Globulin Concentrations with Cardiometabolic Parameters and Macrovascular Disease in Afro-Caribbean Men with Type 2 Diabetes
  Author(s): Fritz-Line Vélayoudom-Céphise, Lydia Foucan, Laurent Larifla, Vanéva Chingan, Jacqueline Bangou, Catherine Massard, Christophe Armand, Jacqueline Deloumeaux and Fabrice Bonnet Fritz-Line Vélayoudom-Céphise, Lydia Foucan, Laurent Larifla, Vanéva Chingan, Jacqueline Bangou, Catherine Massard, Christophe Armand, Jacqueline Deloumeaux and Fabrice Bonnet
  
  Introduction: Low testosterone concentrations have been reported in type 2 diabetes (T2D) and Coronary Artery Disease (CAD). Contrary to diabetes, the prevalence of CAD is lower in Afro-Caribbean (AC) from French West Indies islands than in people from mainland France. However, CAD is a frequent complication of T2D. To evaluate this paradoxical situation, we investigated the prevalence of sex steroids deficiency that might be associated with CAD in AC men with T2D and the relationships with metabolic parameters. Methods: We performed a cross-sectional study in the Department of Diabetology of the University Hospital of Guadeloupe. Clinical and biological data were collected from men with T2D. Total Testosterone (TT) and Sex Hormone Binding Globulin (SHBG) concentrations were measured using electrochemiluminescence and immunoradiometric assay.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-1017.1000162

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