Association between testosterone levels and the metabolic syndrome in adult men

Figures & data

Figure 1. The prevalence of MS according to testosterone (To) quartiles in the population studied.

Table 1. Association between testosterone levels and the presence of MS.

To quartiles (nmol/L)	n	MS (%)
Low To (<11.8)	159	58
Low-normal To (11.8–14.9)	179	51
Mid-normal To (15.0–19.1)	165	40
High-normal To (>19.1)	157	37

To: testosterone, MS: metabolic syndrome (χ², p < 0.001).

Figure 2. Frequency distribution according to the number of components of MS in relation to testosterone (To) quartiles in the population studied (χ², p < 0.0001).

Table 2. Distribution of components of the MS in the population studied.

Component	n	%
Hypertension	545	82.6
TG ≥1.7 mmol/L	338	51.2
WC >102 cm	269	40.8
Glucose ≥6.1 mmol/L	233	35.3
HDL-chol <1.03 mmol/L	221	33.5

WC: waist circumference, TG: triglycerides, HDL-chol: HDL-cholesterol.

Table 3. Correlation between testosterone levels and different parameters.

Parameter	r	p
BMI	−0.29	<0.0001
WC	−0.26	<0.0001
TG	−0.20	<0.0001
TG/HDL-chol	−0.20	<0.0001
Glucose	−0.11	0.005
HDL-chol	0.14	<0.0001

BMI: body mass index, WC: waist circumference, TG: triglycerides, HDL-chol: HDL-cholesterol.