Obesity-associated secondary hypogonadism in young and middle-aged men in Guangzhou: A single-centre cross-sectional study.
Fang-Ping LiCheng-Zhi WangJia-Ming HuangWen-Tao YangBi-Yun LanChen-Zhao DingChu-Lin HuangGuo-Juan LaoKan SunLing-Ling LiNa LiHui-Sheng XiaoLi YanPublished in: International journal of clinical practice (2020)
Obesity increases the prevalence of hypogonadism. The decrease in testosterone levels in young men maybe due to inhibition of the hypothalamic pituitary gonadal axis. Leptin is an independent risk factor for MOSH.