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. 2013 Dec 19;2(6):e000272. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.113.000272

Table 4.

Effects of Testosterone Replacement Therapy on Indices of Glycemic Control

Study Name Testosterone Formulation Used Sample Size End Points Measured Main Findings
Corona et al26 (meta‐analysis, n=37 studies) Various formulations (meta‐analysis) 1822 Diabetic men and 10 009 nondiabetic men (meta‐analysis) HgA1c, fasting plasma glucose, triglycerides ● HgA1c decreased by 0.76% with TRT
● Fasting plasma glucose decreased by 1.18 mmol/L with TRT
● TG decreased by 0.67 with TRT
Jones et al68 (DBRCT) TD* 220 Hypogonadal men with T2DM and/or MetS HOMA‐IR, HgA1c, body composition ● HOMA‐IR decreased by 15.2% after 6 months with TRT (P=0.018)
● HOMA‐IR decreased by 16.4% after 12 months with TRT (P=0.006)
● HgA1c decreased by 0.44% after 9 months with TRT (P=0.035)
Kapoor et al69 (DBPCC) IM* 24 Hypogonadal men with T2DM HOMA‐IR, HgA1c, fasting plasma glucose ● HOMA‐IR decreased by 1.73 in TRT group (P=0.02)
● HgA1c decreased by 0.37% in TRT group (P=0.03)
● Fasting plasma glucose decreased by 1.58 mmol/L in TRT group (P=0.03)
Heufelder et al70 (SBRCT) TD* 16 Hypogonadal men with T2DM HOMA‐IR, HgA1c, fasting plasma glucose ● HOMA‐IR decreased by 4.2 in TRT group (P<0.001)
● HgA1c decreased by ≈1% after 13 weeks in TRT group (P<0.001)
● HgA1c decreased by ≈1.5% after 52 weeks in TRT group (P<0.001)
● Fasting plasma glucose decreased by 1.9 mmol/L in TRT group (P=0.062)
Kalinchenko et al71 (DBRCT) IM* 113 Hypogonadal men with MetS HOMA‐IR, fasting plasma glucose, BMI, WC, waist‐to‐hip ratio ● HOMA‐IR decreased by 1.49 in TRT group (overall P=0.04)
● No significant change in fasting plasma glucose in TRT group
● Significant reduction in BMI, weight, waist–to‐hip ratio, hip circumference, and waist circumference in TRT group (P<0.001 for all except for waist‐to‐hip ratio; P=0.04 for waist‐to‐hip ratio)
Malkin et al72 (SBPCC) IM* 13 Men with CHF and no T2DM HOMA‐IR, fasting plasma glucose, glucose tolerance, body composition ● HOMA‐IR decreased by 1.9 in TRT (P=0.03)
● Fasting plasma glucose decreased by 0.61 mmol/L in TRT (P=0.03)
● Total body mass increased by 1.5 kg in TRT (P=0.008)
● Percent body fat decreased by 0.8% in TRT (P=0.02)

BMI indicates body mass index; CHF, congestive heart failure; DBPCC, double‐blind placebo‐controlled cross over study; DBRCT, double‐blind randomized controlled trial; HgA1c, hemoglobin A1c; HOMA‐IR, homeostatic model of insulin resistance; IM, intramuscular; MetS, metabolic syndrome; SBPCC, single‐blind placebo‐controlled crossover study; SBRCT, single‐blind randomized controlled trial; T2DM, type 2 diabetes mellitus; TD, transdermal; TG, triglycerides; TRT, testosterone replacement therapy; WC, waist circumference.

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Jones et al administered testosterone 2% gel 3‐g metered dose (60 mg testosterone) for 12 months.

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Kapoor et al administered testosterone 200 mg IM once every 2 weeks for 3 months.

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Heufelder et al administered testosterone gel 50 mg TD for 52 weeks.

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Kalinchenko et al administered testosterone undecanoate 1000 mg IM given at baseline and after 6 and 18 weeks.

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Malkin et al administered Sustanon 250 (testosterone propionate 30 mg, testosterone phenylpropionate 60 mg, testosterone isocaproate 60 mg, and testosterone decanoate 100 mg/mL) IM injection. Two IM injections were given 2 weeks apart.