Research Article

Men with Latent Autoimmune Diabetes and Type 2 Diabetes May Have Different Change Patterns in Free Testosterone

Table 3

Changes of A1c, sex hormone, and insulin sensitivity between the two groups (values of 1-year follow-up minus values of baseline).

ItemsLADA groupT2D group values

ΔHbA1c0.78
ΔTT0.001
ΔFT0.001
ΔBio-T0.001
ΔSHBG0.98
ΔHOMA2-IR0.01

ΔHbA1c: HbA1c (%); ΔTT: total testosterone (nmol/L); ΔFT: free testosterone (nmol/L); ΔBio-T: bioavailable testosterone (nmol/L); ΔSHBG: sex hormone-binding globulin (nmol/L); ΔHOMA2-IR: HOMA2-IR: homoeostasis model assessment-2 insulin resistance.