Article
The relationship of sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) gene polymorphisms with serum SHBG level and metabolic syndrome in Chinese Han males.
Aging clinical and experimental research - 1 Dec 2014
Pang Xiao-Na, Yuan Ying, Sun Yan, Shen Ji-Ping, Zha Xiao-Yun, Hu Yu
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Epidemiological studies have shown that circulating sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) levels are lower in metabolic syndrome (MetS) patients than in non-MetS individuals. In this study, we investigated the relationship of polymorphisms in the SHBG gene with the serum SHBG levels and MetS in Han Chinese. METHODS: We performed a cross-sectional study of 316 subjects who were recruited from a health...
Topics
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Alleles
- Asian People
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Genotype
- Humans
- Male
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Risk
