| |
Low TT levelsN=54 |
TT levelsin normal rangesN=70 |
p |
| Age<60 yrs (%) |
51.9 |
62.9 |
- |
| Overweight (%) |
11.1 |
34.3 |
0.001 |
| Obesity (%) |
42.6 |
14.3 |
0.001 |
| Abdominal obesity (%) |
74.5 |
69.1 |
- |
| Dyslipidemia (%) |
68.5 |
47.1 |
0.02 |
| HBA1C>8% (%) |
38 |
30.3 |
- |
| Hypertension (%) |
77 .8 |
61.8 |
- |
| CAD (%) |
33.3 |
22.9 |
- |
| MVD (%) |
42.6 |
25.7 |
0.04 |
| Low SHBG (%) |
9.3 |
0 |
0.02 |
| |
|
|
|
|
| CAD: Coronary Artery Disease; MVD: Macrovascular Disease. |
| Table 2: Cardiometabolic profile and Total Testosterone (TT) Concentrations
(complete data were available for 124 subjects). |
