Serrano-Gotarredona J, Escobar-Morreale H F, Sancho J M, García-Robles R
Department of Endocrinology, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Spain.
Horm Metab Res. 1998 Mar;30(3):153-7. doi: 10.1055/s-2007-978856.
To evaluate insulin sensitivity, and serum levels of sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEA-sulfate), in patients with essential hypertension.
In 15 non-treated hypertensive patients, insulin resistance was measured by an insulin suppression test (IST). Serum levels of DHEA-sulfate and SHBG were measured at the beginning and at the end of the IST. The results were compared to those of a control group of 10 healthy normotensive subjects matched for age, sex and body mass index (BMI).
