Prevalence of low testosterone and predisposing risk factors in men with type 1 diabetes mellitus: Findings from the DCCT/EDIC

Authors

Sarah K. Holt, University of Washington
Natalya Lopushnyan, University of Washington
James Hotaling, The University of Utah
Aruna V. Sarma, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Rodney L. Dunn, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Patricia A. Cleary, The George Washington University
Barbara H. Braffett, The George Washington University
Patricia Gatcomb, Yale University
Catherine Martin, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
William H. Herman, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Hunter Wessells, University of Washington

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

9-1-2014

Journal

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volume

99

Issue

9

DOI

10.1210/jc.2014-1317

Abstract

Conclusion: The men with T1DM in the EDIC cohort do not appear to have a high prevalence of androgen deficiency. Risk factors associated with low testosterone levels in this population are similar to the general population.

APA Citation

Holt, S., Lopushnyan, N., Hotaling, J., Sarma, A., Dunn, R., Cleary, P., Braffett, B., Gatcomb, P., Martin, C., Herman, W., & Wessells, H. (2014). Prevalence of low testosterone and predisposing risk factors in men with type 1 diabetes mellitus: Findings from the DCCT/EDIC. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 99 (9). http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/jc.2014-1317