Clinical significance of serum gonadotropin and androgen levels among Egyptian overweight/obese pubertal girls.
OBJECTIVES
Evaluate the association between overweight/obesity with serum gonadotropin and androgen levels in Egyptian pubertal girls.


SUBJECTS AND METHODS
A case-control study carried out in "Obesity Clinic" of "Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolism Pediatric Unit (DEMPU)", Pediatric Hospital, Cairo University. It included 40 overweight and obese girls and 40 age-matching normal weight (control) ones, aged 12-18 years. Anthropometric assessment (weight, height and hip and waist circumferences) was done, and waist/hip and BMI were calculated. Laboratory investigations: lipid profile, serum gonadotropin (LH, FSH), androgen (free and total testosterone), estradiol, insulin, and FBG were quantified, while insulin resistance (IR) was calculated.


RESULTS
Hypogonadotropins (FSH and LH) and hyperandrogenaemia (total and free testosterone) were significantly prominent among obese girls. Correlation between gonadotropin, androgen and all of the studied variables, for the three studied groups (obese, overweight and control) revealed constant relations. Gonadotropin and androgens showed opposing correlations. Gonadotropin had significant  e correlations with the anthropometric parameters of obesity (BMI, Waist C, and W/H ratio), insulin, insulin resistance and lipid profile (triglycerides, total cholesterol and LDL), whereas androgens had significant  e ones. In addition, gonadotropin showed significant  e correlations with estradiol and HDL, while androgens showed significant  ones.


CONCLUSIONS
Overweight/obesity had no effect on the correlations between gonadotropin and androgen on one side, with the anthropometric measurements and laboratory investigations on the other one. Alterations in androgen levels occur at earlier ages than gonadotropin, among both overweight and obese girls.
['El-Masry|Sahar A|SA|https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1416-0633', 'Mahmoud|Rehab A|RA|', 'Ahmed|Hanaa H|HH|', 'Al-Tohamy|Muhammad|M|', 'Abdel Latif|Hend M|HM|', 'Afify|Mahmoud A S|MAS|']
gonadotropin androgens overweight/obesity lipid profile Egyptian girls anthropometry