Estimation of serum testosterone hormone according to anthropometric class in adult men

Abstract

Evaluate the serum concentration of testosterone hormone in some healthy adult’s men according to their characteristics of anthropometric measurements. This study included ninety-eight volunteer’s adult’s men, their ages (20-50) years, the blood samples were taken from subjects at the morning during 8:30-10:30 o’clock. ELISA kit was used to assay the serum level of testosterone hormone and the anthropometric measurements have been done such as; body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC) and percentage of body fat (BF%) by a special formula and the subjects were assorted depending on classes of anthropometric measurements. The results showed a significant decrease in serum level of testosterone hormone (p<0.05) in obese groups compared with the leaner groups. The class of the anthropometric measurements predicts the state of testosterone hormone level.