Role of sex steroids, intrahepatic fat and liver enzymes in the association between <scp>SHBG</scp> and metabolic features

Abstract

The significant association between SHBG and fasting glycaemia, HbA1c and lipid levels in dysmetabolic men was not related to either sex hormones or markers of liver function, but was dependent on intrahepatic fat. This suggests that intrahepatic fat, but not alterations in liver function markers, may be involved in the association between SHBG and glucose and lipid metabolism.