Acta Medica Okayama 75巻 1号
2021-02 発行

Clinical Characteristics of Low Androgen Status in Males with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Hamahara, Jun Department of General Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Honda, Hiroyuki Department of General Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Yamamoto, Koichiro Department of General Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Tokumasu, Kazuki Department of General Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences ORCID publons researchmap
Hanayama, Yoshihisa Department of General Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences publons
Hagiya, Hideharu Department of General Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences ORCID Kaken ID researchmap
Obika, Mikako Department of General Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences ORCID Kaken ID publons researchmap
Ueda, Keigo Department of General Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Kishida, Masayuki Department of General Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Otsuka, Fumio Department of General Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences ORCID Kaken ID publons researchmap
Publication Date
2021-02
Abstract
To determine the clinical characteristics of low androgen status in adult males with diabetes, we retrospectively analyzed the medical records of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in whom serum free testosterone (FT) levels were examined for 1 year. Among the 46 patients (56 ± 1.5 years old), decreases in serum FT levels to < 8.5 pg/ml (indicating the occurrence of late-onset hypogonadism [LOH]) were detected in 18 (39%). The per-centages of patients with low FT levels were high in the ≥ 50 years age group (83%), the HbA1c < 7% group (67%), and the 25 ≤ BMI < 30 kg/m2 group (56%). The serum FT levels tended to decrease age-dependently. The level of HbA1c was significantly correlated with the Heinemann Aging Male Symptoms (AMS) score (R = 0.47). The low-FT group had decreased levels of hemoglobin. Of note, the serum FSH level (R = −0.32) was negatively correlated with the serum FT level, whereas the serum TSH level (R = 0.36) was positively correlated with the serum FT level. Collectively, these results revealed that many diabetic males may have low FT levels and that the AMS score is related to the HbA1c level. A slightly anemic condition, thyroid dysfunction, and obesity (class 1) might be involved in LOH in middle-aged diabetic males.
Document Type
Original Article
Keywords
androgen
diabetes mellitus
late-onset hypogonadism
testosterone
thyroid function
Link to PubMed
ISSN
0386-300X
NCID
AA00508441
JaLC DOI
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