Evidence of male hypogonadism at an early age as a familial risk of type 2 diabetes.

Objective: Previous investigations provide evidence of an association of hypogonadism with type 2 diabetes in men, and low testosterone levels have been regarded a risk factor for the disease. Since a strong genetic predisposition to type 2 diabetes has been demonstrated, here we investigate a possible tendency towards hypogonadism in young male offspring of diabetic parents.

Material And Methods: The study compares 32 male offspring of diabetic parents with 31 male offspring of nondiabetic parents matched by age.