Cross-sectional associations between healthy eating index and sex steroid hormones in men-National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2002.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Diet plays an important role in health and is a modifiable risk factor for chronic diseases. In men, sex steroid hormones influence, and are influenced by, a number of health states. Specific dietary patterns have been found to alter sex steroid hormone levels in observational and intervention studies. Thus, we hypothesized that dietary patterns captured by the Healthy Eating Index (HEI) are associated with serum concentrations of sex steroid hormones and sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG).

Objectives

The objective is investigating the association between HEI and sex steroid hormones and SHBG in a general US population of men.

Methods

We used data on serum sex steroid hormones and SHBG levels, HEI, and other variables collected in the National Health and N

SUBMITTER: Chen Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8614200 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature