Distinction of hypertriglyceridemic waist phenotype from simple abdominal obesity: interaction with sex hormone-binding globulin levels to confer high coronary risk

Karagoz, Ahmet; Onat, Altan; Aydin, Mesut; Can, GÜNAY; SIMSEK, Baris; Yuksel, Murat

doi:10.1080/00325481.2017.1261608

Distinction of hypertriglyceridemic waist phenotype from simple abdominal obesity: interaction with sex hormone-binding globulin levels to confer high coronary risk

Karagoz A., Onat A., Aydin M., Can G., SIMSEK B., Yuksel M.

POSTGRADUATE MEDICINE, vol.129, no.2, pp.288-295, 2017 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 129 Issue: 2
Publication Date: 2017
Doi Number: 10.1080/00325481.2017.1261608
Journal Name: POSTGRADUATE MEDICINE
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.288-295
Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objective: The associations of total testosterone (TT) and sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) with the hypertriglyceridemic waist (HtgW) phenotype and coronary heart disease (CHD) risk have scarcely been examined. We explored such cardiometabolic risk mediations in middle-aged adults.