Nahid KA, Akter K, Saqueeb SN, Zaman MS, Khalilullah MI, Jesmin S, Iqbal MG, Islam MA, Wadud MA, Aziz AS, Hoque MM. Association of Low Serum Free Testosterone with Carotid Atherosclerosis in Male.
Mymensingh Med J 2021;
30:466-472. [PMID:
33830130]
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Abstract
The cross sectional descriptive type of observational study was aimed to evaluate the association of serum free testosterone in 59 patients of carotid atherosclerotic male {<50% stenosis (n=26); >50% stenosis (n=33) } from March 2015 to February 2016 in the Department of Radiology & Imaging of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) & National Institute of Neurosciences (NINS), Dhaka, Bangladesh. Twenty seven patients who had normal carotid doppler findings were taken as control. Serum total testosterone and sex hormone binding globulin was measured by chemiluminescence micro particle immunoassay and free testosterone was done by using Vermeulen formula. Concentration of free testosterone differed significantly among groups (p=0.004) and it was significantly lower in <50% stenosed group. Logistic regression analysis revealed that low free testosterone (free testosterone ≤0.24 nmol/L) was independently associated with development of carotid atherosclerosis (p=0.04, OR 3.07, 95% CI 1.14-9.30). In conclusion low serum free testosterone was associated with carotid atherosclerosis in male.
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