Total Testosterone and Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin as Predictor Markers of Metabolic Syndrome among Obese People from Basrah

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com in SHBG levels when compared between those with MetS and without (P =0.8). On univariate and multivariate analysis for obese men, both TT and SHBG remained significantly and independently lower in obese men with MetS, for TT (OR 6.4 CI (-321.9-157.9) P< 0.00001), and for SHBG (OR 1.39, CI (-49.3-19.6) P= 0.00001). In men with no MetS, both TT and SHBG were significantly higher in men with severe in insulin resistance (IR) when compared with normal and moderate IR, (P=0.01, P=0.01 respectively). Mean TT was (396.09±19.3) in men with severe IR as compared with (311.4±26) and (274.6±23.9) in normal and moderate IR respectively. Mean SHBG in men with severe IR was (41.1±3.5) as compared with (28.2±4.7) and (31.9±4.3) in normal and moderate IR respectively.