Depression and Free Testosterone Levels in Egyptian Obese Adolescents Males

Nahla Mohamed Ali Mohamed El Sawy;

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SUMMARY
C
hildhood obesity has reached epidemic levels in developed as well as in developing countries. Overweight and obesity in childhood are known to have significant impact on both physical and psychological health.
Obesity in males, particularly when central, is associated with lower total testosterone [TT], free testosterone [FT] and sex hormone-binding globulin [SHBG], and a greater decline in TT and FT with increasing age compared with lean males.
This study was a cross-sectional, case-control study conducted on 60 Egyptian obese adolescents males collected from the Pediatric Obesity Clinic, Pediatrics Hospital, Ain Shams University, the Pediatric Obesity Clinic, Pediatrics Hospital, Zagazig University and 3 high schools in Zagazig. Sixty Age matched males without depression or obesity were included to serve as controls and were collected from 3 high schools in Zagazig.
All these adolescents were subjected to full history taking, full clinical examination, laboratory i


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Title Depression and Free Testosterone Levels in Egyptian Obese Adolescents Males
Other Titles الاكتئاب و مستويات هرمون التستوستيرون الحر فى الذكور المراهقين البدناء المصريين
Authors Nahla Mohamed Ali Mohamed El Sawy
Issue Date 2017

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