The Relationship of Sex Hormones with Anthropometric Measurements,
Biochemical Parameters and Body Fat Distribution and the Effects of
These Variables on Fatty Liver in Boys with Obesity and Gynecomastia
Abstract
Background: We aimed to investigate the relationship between sex hormone
levels (estradiol (E2), total testosterone (TTest)) and anthropometric
measurements, biochemical parameters, and body fat distribution of boys
with obesity and gynecomastia, and the effects of all these variables,
especially sex hormones, on fatty liver. Methods: This prospective study
included 79 pubertal boys with obesity and gynecomastia between 10 and
18 years of age. The cases were divided into two groups as with (n = 48)
or without (n = 31) fatty liver determined by ultrasonography (USG).
Results: While E2 levels and age, body weight (BW), height, body mass
index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), hip circumference, and fat mass
of the patients were showing a statistically significant positive
correlation, E2 levels had a negative correlation with high-density
lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C) (p<0.05). While age, BW,
height, WC, and hip circumference of the patients were showing a
statistically significant positive correlation with TTest, HDL-C levels,
percent of body fat (PBF) (%) and percent of trunk fat (PTF) (%) had a
statistically negative correlation with TTest (p<0.05). There
was no significant difference in terms of sex hormone levels between the
two groups with and without fatty liver (p>0.05).
Conclusion: The main results of this study reveal that as the PBF and
PTF increase, the TTest levels of the patients decrease and as the fat
mass increases, the E2 levels increase significantly. The role of sex
hormones in the pathogenesis of the fatty liver has not been clarified.