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Use of waist circumference to predict insulin resistance: retrospective study

BMJ 2005; 330 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.38429.473310.AE (Published 09 June 2005) Cite this as: BMJ 2005;330:1363

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The common factor is increased testosterone...

The common factor here is excessive testosterone, that is, an excessive testosteorne to DHEA ratio. When this occurs, the availability of DHEA is reduced which is connected to this obesity and insulin resistance.

Competing interests: None declared

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16 April 2005
James M. Howard
independent biologist
Fayetteville, Arkansas, U.S.A.