Pawel Szulc1, Ez Zoubir Amri2, Annie Varennes3, Patricia Panaia-Ferrari4, Eric Fontas5, Joëlle Goudable6, Roland Chapurlat7, Véronique Breuil8. 1. INSERM UMR 1033, University of Lyon, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France. Electronic address: pawel.szulc@inserm.fr. 2. CNRS, iBV UMR 7277, Université Nice Sophia Antipolis, Parc Valrose Nice, France; INSERM, iBV, U1091, Nice, France. 3. Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Laboratory of Medical Biology, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France. 4. Nice University Hospital, Saint Roch Hospital, Department of Hormonology, Nice, France. 5. Nice University Hospital, Cimiez Hospital, Department of Clinical Research, Nice, France. 6. Dept. of Public Health, University of Lyon, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France. 7. INSERM UMR 1033, University of Lyon, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France. 8. Nice University Hospital, Pasteur Hospital, Department of Rheumatology, Nice, France; UMR E-4320 MATOs CEA/iBEB/SBTN, Université Nice Sophia Antipolis, Faculté de Médecine, Nice, France.
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AIM: Oxytocin regulates food intake, carbohydrate and lipid metabolism, and urinary sodium excretion. We assessed the association between serum oxytocin levels and presence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in older men. METHODS: Cross-sectional study was performed in 540 volunteer men aged 50-85yrs from the MINOS cohort. Oxytocin was measured in fasting serum by radioimmunoassay (Oxytocin RIA, Phoenix Pharmaceuticals). MetS was diagnosed using the harmonized definition. RESULTS: Serum oxytocin was higher in 166 men with MetS vs. controls (p<0.005). After adjustment for confounders including leptin, higher oxytocin was associated with higher odds of MetS (OR=1.38 per SD, 95%CI: 1.10-1.71, p<0.005). Men with serum oxytocin >0.74pg/mL (median) had higher odds of MetS vs. men with oxytocin ⩽0.74pg/mL (OR=2.06, 95%CI: 1.33-3.18, p<0.005). Higher oxytocin levels and low testosterone levels (total or free) were significantly associated with higher odds of MetS jointly and independently of each other. Men having oxytocin >0.74pg/mL and total testosterone <300ng/dL (<10.4nmol/L) had higher odds of MetS vs. men without these characteristics (OR=3.95, 95%CI: 1.65-9.46, p<0.005). Men having 25-hydroxycholecalciferol levels <30ng/mL and oxytocin >0.74pg/mL had higher odds of MetS vs. men without these characteristics (OR=2.86, 95%CI: 1.47-5.58, p<0.01). Men having oxytocin >0.74pg/mL and osteocalcin levels <14.6ng/mL (lowest quartile) had higher odds of MetS vs. men without these characteristics (OR=4.12, 95%CI: 2.07-8.20, p<0.001). CONCLUSION: In older men, higher serum oxytocin levels are associated with higher odds of MetS regardless of potential confounders.
AIM: Oxytocin regulates food intake, carbohydrate and lipid metabolism, and urinary sodium excretion. We assessed the association between serum oxytocin levels and presence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in older men. METHODS: Cross-sectional study was performed in 540 volunteer men aged 50-85yrs from the MINOS cohort. Oxytocin was measured in fasting serum by radioimmunoassay (Oxytocin RIA, Phoenix Pharmaceuticals). MetS was diagnosed using the harmonized definition. RESULTS: Serum oxytocin was higher in 166 men with MetS vs. controls (p<0.005). After adjustment for confounders including leptin, higher oxytocin was associated with higher odds of MetS (OR=1.38 per SD, 95%CI: 1.10-1.71, p<0.005). Men with serum oxytocin >0.74pg/mL (median) had higher odds of MetS vs. men with oxytocin ⩽0.74pg/mL (OR=2.06, 95%CI: 1.33-3.18, p<0.005). Higher oxytocin levels and low testosterone levels (total or free) were significantly associated with higher odds of MetS jointly and independently of each other. Men having oxytocin >0.74pg/mL and total testosterone <300ng/dL (<10.4nmol/L) had higher odds of MetS vs. men without these characteristics (OR=3.95, 95%CI: 1.65-9.46, p<0.005). Men having 25-hydroxycholecalciferol levels <30ng/mL and oxytocin >0.74pg/mL had higher odds of MetS vs. men without these characteristics (OR=2.86, 95%CI: 1.47-5.58, p<0.01). Men having oxytocin >0.74pg/mL and osteocalcin levels <14.6ng/mL (lowest quartile) had higher odds of MetS vs. men without these characteristics (OR=4.12, 95%CI: 2.07-8.20, p<0.001). CONCLUSION: In older men, higher serum oxytocin levels are associated with higher odds of MetS regardless of potential confounders.
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