Waist Circumference and Testosterone Levels in Community Dwelling Men. The Tromsø Study
- 1 July 2003
- journal article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in European Journal of Epidemiology
- Vol. 19 (7), 657-663
- https://doi.org/10.1023/b:ejep.0000036809.30558.8f
Abstract
To examine the relationship of total and free testosterone and sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) with central obesity in men, we studied 1548 men aged 25–84 years that took part in the 1994–1995...Keywords
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