RT Journal Article
T1 Adiposity is Associated with Decreased Serum 17-Hydroxyprogesterone Levels in Non-Diabetic Obese Men Aged 18-49: A Cross-Sectional Study.
A1 Martinez-Montoro, Jose Ignacio
A1 Molina-Vega, Maria
A1 Asenjo-Plaza, Maite
A1 Garcia-Ruiz, Maria Concepcion
A1 Varea-Marineto, Enrique
A1 Plaza-Andrade, Isaac
A1 Alvarez-Millan, Juan J
A1 Cabezas-Sanchez, Pablo
A1 Tinahones, Francisco J
A1 Fernandez-Garcia, Jose Carlos
K1 17-hydroxyprogesterone
K1 Hypogonadism
K1 Obesity
K1 Visceral fat
AB Obesity is associated with decreased circulating testosterone levels, the main male sex hormone. However, there are a number of different male sex hormones whose dynamics remain poorly understood regarding this pathology. In this regard, 17 hydroxyprogesterone (17-OH progesterone), as an important precursor of testosterone synthetized in testes and adrenal glands, could play an essential role in testosterone deficiency in male obesity. Moreover, similarly to testosterone, 17-OH progesterone could be closely associated with visceral fat distribution and metabolic dysfunction. Thus, the aim of this study was to assess serum 17-OH progesterone levels in non-diabetic obese young men and to evaluate their relationship with clinical, analytical, and anthropometric parameters. We conducted a cross-sectional study including 266 non-diabetic men with obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2) aged 18-49 years; 17-OH progesterone and total testosterone (TT) were determined by high-performance liquid chromatography mass spectrometry. 17-OH progesterone levels were significantly lower in tertile 3 of body fat percentage in comparison with tertile 1 (0.74 ng/mL vs. 0.94 ng/mL, p< 0.01; Bonferroni correction) and in comparison with tertile 2 (0.74 ng/mL vs. 0.89 ng/mL, p = 0.02; Bonferroni correction). 17-OH progesterone levels correlated negatively with weight, BMI, waist circumference, insulin, homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), and visceral fat, and positively with TT, free testosterone (FT), luteinizing hormone, and fat-free mass percentage. Multivariate linear regression analysis showed that body fat percentage and HOMA-IR were inversely associated with 17-OH progesterone levels, while FT and ACTH were positively linked to circulating 17-OH progesterone levels. In conclusion, in a population of non-diabetic obese young men, 17-OH progesterone levels were inversely associated with adiposity. Body fat percentage and insulin resistance were negatively related to 17-OH progesterone levels, whereas FT and ACTH levels were positively associated with 17-OH progesterone levels.
PB MDPI
SN 2077-0383
YR 2020
FD 2020-11-28
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10668/24782
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10668/24782
LA en
NO Martínez-Montoro JI, Molina-Vega M, Asenjo-Plaza M, García-Ruiz MC, Varea-Marineto E, Plaza-Andrade I, et al. Adiposity is Associated with Decreased Serum 17-Hydroxyprogesterone Levels in Non-Diabetic Obese Men Aged 18-49: A Cross-Sectional Study. J Clin Med. 2020 Nov 28;9(12):3873
NO This study was supported by the “Centros de Investigación Biomédica en Red” (CIBER) of the “Instituto de Salud Carlos III” (ISCIII) (CB06/03/0018) and research grants from the ISCIII (PI18/01160), and co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). JCF-G was supported by a research contract from Servicio Andaluz de Salud (SAS) (B-0003-2017) and MM-V was supported by a Rio Hortega grant from Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain (CM18/00120). This work was supported in part by a grant from Servicio Andaluz de Salud (PI-0173-2013).
DS RISalud
RD Apr 18, 2025