Risk of metabolic disorders in childless men: a population-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To study whether male childlessness is associated with an increased risk of metabolic disorders such as metabolic syndrome (MetS) and diabetes.

Design

A population-based cohort study.

Setting

Not applicable.

Participants

2572 men from the population-based Malmö Diet and Cancer Cardiovascular Cohort.

Interventions

None.

Main outcome measures

From cross-sectional analyses, main outcome measures were ORs and 95% CIs for MetS and diabetes among childless men. In prospective analyses, HRs and 95% CI for diabetes among childless men.

Results

At baseline, in men with a mean age of 57 years, the prevalence of MetS was 26% and 22% among childless men and fathers, respectively. Similarly, we observed a higher prevalence of diabetes of 11% a

SUBMITTER: Bungum AB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6104745 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature