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SUBMITTER: Karakas M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6165105 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Karakas Mahir M Schäfer Sarina S Appelbaum Sebastian S Ojeda Francisco F Kuulasmaa Kari K Brückmann Burkhard B Berisha Filip F Schulte-Steinberg Benedikt B Jousilahti Pekka P Blankenberg Stefan S Palosaari Tarja T Salomaa Veikko V Zeller Tanja T
Biomolecules 20180820 3
Most studies reporting on the association of circulating testosterone levels with type 2 diabetes in men are of cross-sectional design. Reports on the relevance of altered testosterone levels in women are scarce. Here, we evaluate the role of low serum testosterone levels for incident diabetes in men and women in a population setting of 7706 subjects (3896 females). During a mean follow up time of 13.8 years, 7.8% developed type 2 diabetes. Significant correlations of testosterone with high dens ...[more]