Total but not bioavailable testosterone is a predictor of central adiposity in postmenopausal women (original) (raw)

International journal of obesity and related metabolic disorders : journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity, 1995

Abstract

In pre and postmenopausal women low levels of sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) have been shown to be associated with a large waist-hip ratio (WHR), a measure of visceral adiposity. Previous studies of WHR and testosterone, however, have been inconclusive. We examined the prospective association between endogenous total and bioavailable testosterone and SHBG levels at baseline with WHR measured 12-15 years later in a community-based cohort of older women. Rancho Bernardo, California. 334 postmenopausal women. Endogenous total and bioavailable testosterone and SHBG levels and WHR. Only age-adjusted SHBG levels and the testosterone/SHBG ratio were associated with BMI. Age-adjusted SHBG levels and total testosterone decreased with increasing WHR. Neither measured nor estimated (testosterone/SHBG ratio) bioavailable testosterone was associated with WHR before or after adjustment for age, BMI, and cigarette smoking. These prospective data confirm the reported cross-sectional associatio...

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