Dietary fat quality and serum androgen concentrations in middle-aged men.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

Average testosterone concentrations in men have declined over the last few decades. The reasons for this are not fully known, but changes in dietary fat quality have been suggested to have a role. This study aimed to investigate the associations of different dietary fatty acids with serum androgen concentrations.

Subjects/methods

A total of 2546 men with a mean age of 53 from the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study were included in this cross-sectional study. Associations between dietary saturated (SFA), monounsaturated (MUFA), polyunsaturated (PUFA) and trans (TFA) fatty acids and concentrations of serum total and free testosterone and steroid hormone binding globulin (SHBG) were analyzed with analysis of covariance and linear regression a

SUBMITTER: Wynne-Ellis MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10853065 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature