scholarly journals Definition, prevalence, and risk factors of low sex hormone-binding globulin in US adults

Author(s):  
Yutang Wang

Abstract Context Lower sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) is associated with many diseases including cardiovascular disease, cancer, polycystic ovarian syndrome, arthritis, and liver disease. However, the definition of low SHBG and its prevalence in US adults are unknown. Objective To define low SHBG and to determine its prevalence and risk factors in US adults. Design, Setting, And Participants This cohort study included adults ≥ 20 years from the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 2013 to 2016 who had fasting serum SHBG.Exposures Nhanes coverage during 2013-2016. Main Outcomes Measures Definition, prevalence, and risk factors of low SHBG. Results This study included 4 093 adults (weighted sample size of 204 789 616) with a mean (SD) age of 47.5 (17.0) years. In a “healthy” reference sub-cohort of 1 477 adults, low SHBG was defined as SHBG< 12.3 nmol/L in men <50 years, or < 23.5 nmol/L in men ≥50 years, or < 14.5 nmol/L in women <30 years, or < 21.9 nmol/L in women ≥30 years. The estimated US national prevalence of low SHBG was 3.3% in men, 2.7% in women, and 3.0% overall. Risk factors for this condition in both men and women included higher body mass index, diabetes, ethnicity (being other than Hispanic, non-Hispanic black, or non-Hispanic white), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, coronary heart disease, and smoking. Conclusions This study established the criteria for low SHBG among US adults. The estimated US national prevalence of low SHBG was 3.3% in men and 2.7% in women.

1986 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 146-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
L Lapidus ◽  
G Lindstedt ◽  
P A Lundberg ◽  
C Bengtsson ◽  
T Gredmark

Abstract We determined sex-hormone binding globulin (SHBG) and corticosteroid binding globulin (CBG) by radioimmunoassay of serum samples from a group of 253 women, who were 54 or 60 years old when first studied in 1968-69. The SHBG concentration was highly significantly and inversely related to body mass, body mass index, waist-to-hip circumference ratio, and serum triglyceride concentration; CBG concentration was inversely related to body mass and body mass index. The concentration of neither protein was related to whether or not the subject smoked. Decrease in the concentration of SHBG, but not of CBG, was a significant risk factor for 12-year overall mortality. The plot of the 12-year incidence of myocardial infarction vs SHBG concentration was U-shaped. We recommend that SHBG be included when serum androgens or estrogens are being evaluated as risk factors for cardiovascular disease and death.


2014 ◽  
Vol 170 (6) ◽  
pp. 863-872 ◽  
Author(s):  
D Canoy ◽  
T M Barber ◽  
A Pouta ◽  
A L Hartikainen ◽  
M I McCarthy ◽  
...  

ObjectiveReduced sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) concentration predicts insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes, but its association with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk is unclear. We examined the association between SHBG and cardiovascular risk factors, independently of total testosterone (TT), in young men.DesignObservational, cross-sectional study.SettingGeneral community.ParticipantsThe study included 2716 men aged 31 years in the Northern Finland Birth Cohort in 1996 with clinical examination data and fasting blood samples.Outcome variablesBlood pressure (BP), lipids and C-reactive protein (CRP) as biological CVD risk markers.ResultsSHBG concentration was significantly and inversely related to systolic and diastolic BP, triglycerides and CRP, but positively to HDL cholesterol after adjusting for insulin, BMI, waist circumference, smoking, education and physical activity (allP<0.05). These linearly graded associations persisted with additional adjustment for TT. SHBG was significantly associated with total cholesterol only with adjustment for covariates and TT (P<0.05). The direction and magnitude of associations between TT and risk factors were variable, but further adjustment for insulin, adiposity and SHBG showed positive associations between TT and BP, total and LDL-cholesterol and triglycerides and an inverse association with CRP (allP<0.05), but its relation with HDL-cholesterol was no longer significant.ConclusionsIn this cohort of young adult men, higher SHBG concentration was associated with a more favourable CVD risk profile, independently of TT. SHBG concentration modified the associations of TT with CVD risk factors.


BMC Cancer ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Menghe Zhai ◽  
Chenye Tang ◽  
Ming Li ◽  
Xin Chen ◽  
Yigang Jin ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Population-based analysis for the short-term non-bladder cancer related mortality among patients with non-metastatic bladder cancer is currently lacking. The objective of the current study was to assess and quantify cause of death after bladder cancer diagnosis. Methods The custom Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) dataset for standardized mortality ratios (SMRs) was utilized to identify 24,074 patients who were diagnosed with nonmetastatic (M0) bladder cancer from 2014 to 2015. SMRs for causes of death were calculated. Risk factors for bladder cancer-specific mortality, competing mortality, second-cancer mortality, and noncancer mortality were determined using either multivariable Cox or competing risk regression models. Results Among all the 4179 (17.4%) deaths occurred during the follow-up period, almost half of them (44.2%) were attributed to non-bladder cancer cause, including second non-bladder cancer (10%) and other non-cancer causes (34.2%). The most common noncancer causes of death were heart diseases followed by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Patients had a higher risk of death from second malignancies (SMR, 1.59; 95% CI, 1.47–1.74) compared with death from first malignancies in the US general population, and also had higher risks of death from heart diseases (SMR, 1.29; 95% CI, 1.18–1.40) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (SMR, 1.52; 95% CI, 1.29–1.79) compared with the US general population. Additionally, some risk factors for competing second malignancies or noncancer mortality were determined, such as age, gender, marital status and treatment modalities. Conclusions Death from non-bladder cancer cause contributed to almost half of all deaths in bladder cancer survivors during the short-term follow-up period. These findings can inform medical management and assist clinicians in counseling those survivors regarding their short-term health risks.


Steroids ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 391-392 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.W. Moore ◽  
T.J.A. Key ◽  
G.M.G. Clark ◽  
R.D. Bulbrook ◽  
D.S. Allen ◽  
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