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Table 6 Linking androgen levels with obesity and body fat distribution

From: The effects of endogenous and exogenous androgens on cardiovascular disease risk factors and progression

 

BMI

WHR

BF

 

Men

Women

Men

Women

Men

Women

DHEA

↓ [13,34]

 

↓ [34]

   

DHEA-S

↓ [34]

- [13]

↓ [10]

- [13]

↓ [34]

- [10]

↓ [13]

  

A

 

↓ [10]

 

↓ [10]

  

FT

↓ [22]

- [10]

 

- [10]

↓ [22]

 

TT

↓ [8,11–13,25]

- [10]

↓ [13]

- [13]

- [10,13]

↓ [11]

 

FAI

↓ [11]

  

↑ [37]

↓ [11]

 
  1. BMI = Body Mass Index, WHR = Waist-to-Hip Ratio, BF = Body Fat mass, DHEA = dehydroepiandrosterone, DHEA-S = dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate, A = androstenedione, FT = free testosterone, TT = total testosterone, FAI = free androgen index, ↑ = positive correlation, ↓ = negative correlation, - = no correlation or not statistically significant correlation