Context Birthweight, childhood, and adult BMI have been indicated associated with the
testosterone levels, but the current studies are plagued by significant heterogeneity, and a …

Objective There is a high prevalence of low testosterone and dyslipidaemia in men with type
2 diabetes. The androgen receptor CAG repeat polymorphism (AR CAG) affects receptor …

Objective Previous studies suggest that androgens have a sexually dimorphic impact on
metabolic dysfunction. However, the sex‐specific link between circulating androgens and …

Background Type 2 diabetes is a risk factor for testosterone deficiency and impaired sex
steroid status. Some studies also investigated the association of testosterone level with …

Sex difference (SD) is ubiquitous in humans despite shared genetic architecture (SGA)
between the sexes. A univariate approach, ie, studying SD in single traits by estimating …

Steroid hormones act as important regulators of physiological processes including gene
expression. They provide possible mechanistic explanations of observed sex-dimorphisms …

Objective Concentrations of circulating sex hormones have been associated with a variety of
diseases in women and are strongly influenced by menopausal status. We investigated the …

Aims Observational evidence suggests associations between sex hormone levels and heart
failure (HF). We used sex‐specific genetic variants associated with androgenic sex hormone …

BACKGROUND: Across the industrialized world, men experience an earlier onset of
cardiovascular disease (CVD) and a life expectancy 5 to 10 years shorter than women. Low …

Background Testosterone is an essential sex hormone that plays a vital role in the overall
health and development of males. It is well known that obesity decreases testosterone …