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Abstract
Mild Hypogonadism in men have been associated with features : of the metabolic syndrome, the metabolic syndrome is a concurrence of insulin resistance, mild dyslipidemia , hypertension and visceral obesity
Objectives: to study the role of serum testosterone in middle aged men with metabolic syndrome.
Methods: the use of enzyme chemiluminescent assay on the immulite autoanalyzer to measure testosterone level in middle aged men with metabolic syndrome
Results: men with metabolic syndrome have lower total testosterone level and higher markers of inflammation than normal population.
Serum total testosterone level was 28% lower in 50men with metabolic syndrome than in control group .
Conclusion: Serum testosterone level and chronic low grade inflammation might have a role in diagnosis and prognosis of metabolic syndrome.