Serum dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate and risk for type 2 diabetes in older men and women: the Pro. VA Study

N Veronese, C Trevisan, M De Rui, F Bolzetta… - Canadian Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective A large body of clinical data suggests the importance of endogenous sex
hormones in the pathogenesis of diabetes, but very little is known about the possible
relationship between dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS) and diabetes, particularly in
the elderly. We aimed, therefore, to examine whether high serum levels of DHEAS have any
protective effects on the incidence of type 2 diabetes and to elucidate the possible role of
gender in a cohort of older subjects. Methods We followed 1258 community-dwelling …