Androgen therapy improves insulin sensitivity and decreases leptin level in healthy adult men with low plasma total testosterone: a 3-month randomized placebo-controlled trial

Diabetes Care. 2001 Dec;24(12):2149-51. doi: 10.2337/diacare.24.12.2149.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Letter
  • Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

  • Androgens / therapeutic use*
  • Blood Glucose / analysis
  • Blood Pressure
  • Body Constitution
  • Body Mass Index
  • Dihydrotestosterone / therapeutic use
  • Double-Blind Method
  • Fasting
  • Homeostasis
  • Humans
  • Insulin / blood
  • Insulin / pharmacology*
  • Insulin Resistance
  • Leptin / blood*
  • Lipids / blood
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Placebos
  • Testosterone / blood*
  • Testosterone / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Androgens
  • Blood Glucose
  • Insulin
  • Leptin
  • Lipids
  • Placebos
  • Dihydrotestosterone
  • Testosterone