Hormonal assessment and body composition in young males with metabolic syndrome.

OBJECTIVE

Aim: To determine the relationship between body composition and hormonal levels in young men with metabolic syndrome.

PATIENTS AND

METHODS

Materials and

Methods

123 males with a mean age of 24.1 ± 4.3 years (33 with metabolic syndrome (MS group) and 90 healthy physically active men (control group) were recruited at the study of body composition and hormone status. The total testosterone, cortisol, and insulin in blood serum by ELISA, the body weight (kg), lean body mass (kg) and fat mass (kg, %) by bioimpedance analysis method were investigated.

RESULTS

Results

It was establish the significand difference the mean value of body composition (body weight, lean body weight, fat body mass (kg, %), testosterone, cortisol insulin, and glucose concentration between MS group and control group.

CONCLUSION

Conclusions

A present study established the significant correlation of testosterone, insulin, and glucose concentration with fat body mass in all participants (MS and control groups). The negativee effect of overweight (BMI > 25; FBM > 18 %) and obesity (BMI > 30; FBM > 25 %) for testosterone concentration was determined due to an increase of FBM > 20 % and insulin increasing > 9,0 μlU/l.