Table 4.

The effect of androgens on the lipid profile and other risk factors in men.

	Tchole	HDL	LDL	TG	Blood pressure	Postload insulin	Diabetes
DHEA	- [34]	- [34]			↓ [34]		↓ [34]
DHEA-S	- [13,34]	- [13,34]			↓ [34] - [13]	- [13]	↓ [9,34] - [13]
T	- [11,13]	- [11,13] ↑ [25]	- [11]	↓ [11,25]	↓ [25] - [11–13]	↓ [13]	- [12,13]
FAI	- [11]	↓ [11]	- [11]	↓ [11]	- [11]

Tchole = total cholesterol, TG = triglycerides, DHEA = dehydroepiandrosterone, DHEA-S = dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate, T = testosterone, FAI = free androgen index, ↑ = positive correlation, ↓ = negative correlation, - = no correlation or not statistically significant correlation