27 August 2023: Database Analysis
The Impact of Visceral Adiposity on Testosterone Levels in American Adult Men: A Cross-Sectional Analysis
Mingqin Su ABCDEF , Hongquan Wei ABCD , Lijun Chen BC , Yuxiang Guan BD , Wei Dong B , Min Zhao AG*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.941394
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e941394
Table 2 Association between VAI index and testosterone level and testosterone deficiency.
| VAI index | Crude model | Model 1 | Model 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Continuous | 1.31 (1.17,1.47), | 1.33 (1.19,1.48), | 1.24 (1.09, 1.40), 0.0022 |
| Q1 | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| Q2 | 2.61 (1.35, 5.04), 0.0058 | 2.67 (1.38, 5.19), 0.0057 | 2.28 (1.14, 4.57), 0.0235 |
| Q3 | 4.05 (1.74, 9.42), 0.0021 | 4.04 (1.68, 9.70) 0.0033 | 2.13 (0.87, 5.26), 0.0925 |
| Q4 | 8.11 (4.51,14.60), | 8.63 (4.56,16.32), | 5.07 (2.41,10.63), |
| P for trend | |||
| β | |||
| Continuous | −19.31 (−26.16, −12.46), | −19.09 (−25.62, −12.57), | −11.74 (−17.33, −6.15), |
| Q1 | Ref | Ref | |
| Q2 | −37.12 (−83.37, 9.13), 0.1112 | −35.32 (−82.00, 11.36), 0.1306 | −19.58 (−64.03, 24.87), 0.3586 |
| Q3 | −115.71 (−147.86, −83.57), | −110.5 (−144.33, −76.67), | −61.63 (−100.94, −22.31), 0.0049 |
| Q4 | −149.62 (−180.14, −119.09), | −146.3 (−176.86, −115.74), | −94.59 (−130.04, −59.14), |
| P for trend | |||
| Crude model: unadjusted; Model 1: adjusted for age, race, and education; Model 2: adjusted for age, race, education, diabetes, hypertension, smoke, alcohol, and BMI. | |||