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High triglyceride to HDL cholesterol ratio is associated with low testosterone and sex hormone-binding globulin levels in Middle-aged and elderly men

Tae-Ha ChungDepartment of Health Promotion, Severance Check Up, Health Promotion Center, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System, Seoul, Republic of Korea; ;Department of Medicine ,Graduate School of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea;
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Yu-Jin KwonDepartment of Medicine ,Graduate School of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea; ;Department of Family Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Yong-Jae LeeDepartment of Family Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of KoreaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 93-97 | Received 04 Jun 2018, Accepted 12 Jul 2018, Published online: 29 Sep 2018

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