Association of serum testosterone with different classes of glucose metabolism and the mediation effect of obesity: The Henan Rural Cohort Study.
Xue LiuJingjing JiangXiaotian LiuZhicheng LuoYan WangXiaokang DongDandan WeiRuiying LiYikang WangWenqian HuoSongcheng YuLinlin LiShuna JinChongjian WangZhenxing MaoPublished in: Diabetes/metabolism research and reviews (2019)
Serum testosterone levels had opposite effects on IFG and T2DM in males and females. With higher serum testosterone levels, the dysglycemia progression was decreased among males while increased among females. In addition, WC played a full and partial mediating role in the relationship between testosterone and IFG and T2DM.