Sex hormones in Malay and Chinese men in Malaysia: are there age and race differences?

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Autor(a) principal: Chin, Kok-Yong
Data de Publicação: 2013
Outros Autores: Soelaiman, Ima-Nirwana, Mohamed, Isa Naina, Ahmad, Fairus, Ramli, Elvy Suhana Mohd, Aminuddin, Amilia, Ngah, Wan Zurinah Wan
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Clinics
Texto Completo: https://www.revistas.usp.br/clinics/article/view/53153
Resumo: OBJECTIVES: Variations in the prevalence of sex-hormone-related diseases have been observed between Asian ethnic groups living in the same country; however, available data concerning their sex hormone levels are limited. The present study aimed to determine the influence of ethnicity and age on the sex hormone levels of Malay and Chinese men in Malaysia. METHODS: A total of 547 males of Malay and Chinese ethnicity residing in the Klang Valley Malaysia underwent a detailed screening, and their blood was collected for sex hormones analyses. RESULTS: Testosterone levels were normally distributed in the men (total, free and non-sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) bound fractions), and significant ethnic differences were observed (p
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Sex hormones in Malay and Chinese men in Malaysia: are there age and race differences?
title Sex hormones in Malay and Chinese men in Malaysia: are there age and race differences?
spellingShingle Sex hormones in Malay and Chinese men in Malaysia: are there age and race differences?
Chin, Kok-Yong
Testosterone
Estradiol
Ethnicity
Male
title_short Sex hormones in Malay and Chinese men in Malaysia: are there age and race differences?
title_full Sex hormones in Malay and Chinese men in Malaysia: are there age and race differences?
title_fullStr Sex hormones in Malay and Chinese men in Malaysia: are there age and race differences?
title_full_unstemmed Sex hormones in Malay and Chinese men in Malaysia: are there age and race differences?
title_sort Sex hormones in Malay and Chinese men in Malaysia: are there age and race differences?
author Chin, Kok-Yong
author_facet Chin, Kok-Yong
Soelaiman, Ima-Nirwana
Mohamed, Isa Naina
Ahmad, Fairus
Ramli, Elvy Suhana Mohd
Aminuddin, Amilia
Ngah, Wan Zurinah Wan
author_role author
author2 Soelaiman, Ima-Nirwana
Mohamed, Isa Naina
Ahmad, Fairus
Ramli, Elvy Suhana Mohd
Aminuddin, Amilia
Ngah, Wan Zurinah Wan
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Chin, Kok-Yong
Soelaiman, Ima-Nirwana
Mohamed, Isa Naina
Ahmad, Fairus
Ramli, Elvy Suhana Mohd
Aminuddin, Amilia
Ngah, Wan Zurinah Wan
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Testosterone
Estradiol
Ethnicity
Male
topic Testosterone
Estradiol
Ethnicity
Male
description OBJECTIVES: Variations in the prevalence of sex-hormone-related diseases have been observed between Asian ethnic groups living in the same country; however, available data concerning their sex hormone levels are limited. The present study aimed to determine the influence of ethnicity and age on the sex hormone levels of Malay and Chinese men in Malaysia. METHODS: A total of 547 males of Malay and Chinese ethnicity residing in the Klang Valley Malaysia underwent a detailed screening, and their blood was collected for sex hormones analyses. RESULTS: Testosterone levels were normally distributed in the men (total, free and non-sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) bound fractions), and significant ethnic differences were observed (p
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