The RelatlonShlps of SeX Hormone Binding Globulin (SHBG) With High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and Fasting Insulin in Healthy Men

Abstract

The relationships of sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) with high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and fasting insulin (IRI) were investigated in healthy employed men (n=235). In simple correlation analysis, the SHBG was positively related to total cholesterol and HDL-C, and negatively related to IRI. There were no relationships among SHBG, triglyceride and fasting blood glucose. In multiple linear regression analysis, SHBG was one of determi-nant of HDL-C, but not IRI. From these results, it was suggested that SHBG was one of the determinants of HDL-C Ievel in healthy men.