Waist-to-Hip Ratio, but Not Body Mass Index, Is Associated with Testosterone and Estradiol Concentrations in Young Women
Joint Authors
Mondragón-Ceballos, Ricardo
García Granados, Mónica Dafne
Cerda-Molina, Ana Lilia
Chavira-Ramírez, Roberto
Hernández-López, Leonor Estela
Source
International Journal of Endocrinology
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-08-17
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We studied if testosterone and estradiol concentrations are associated with specific female waist-to-hip ratios (WHRs) and body mass indices (BMIs).
Participants were 187 young women from which waist, hips, weight, and height were measured.
In addition, participants informed on which day of their menstrual cycle they were and provided a 6 mL saliva sample.
Ninety-one of them were in the follicular phase and 96 in the luteal phase.
Only in the fertile phase of the menstrual cycle we found a significant interaction between testosterone and estradiol affecting WHR (b±s.e.=-0.000003±0.000001; t94=-2.12, adjusted R2=-0.008, P=0.03).
Women with the highest levels of both hormones had the lowest WHRs, while women with low estradiol and high testosterone showed the highest WHRs.
BMI significantly increased as testosterone increased in female in their nonfertile days.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Mondragón-Ceballos, Ricardo& García Granados, Mónica Dafne& Cerda-Molina, Ana Lilia& Chavira-Ramírez, Roberto& Hernández-López, Leonor Estela. 2015. Waist-to-Hip Ratio, but Not Body Mass Index, Is Associated with Testosterone and Estradiol Concentrations in Young Women. International Journal of Endocrinology،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Mondragón-Ceballos, Ricardo…[et al.]. Waist-to-Hip Ratio, but Not Body Mass Index, Is Associated with Testosterone and Estradiol Concentrations in Young Women. International Journal of Endocrinology No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Mondragón-Ceballos, Ricardo& García Granados, Mónica Dafne& Cerda-Molina, Ana Lilia& Chavira-Ramírez, Roberto& Hernández-López, Leonor Estela. Waist-to-Hip Ratio, but Not Body Mass Index, Is Associated with Testosterone and Estradiol Concentrations in Young Women. International Journal of Endocrinology. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1065771
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1065771