title: Relationship between dioxin and steroid hormones in sera of Vietnamese men.
abstract: A recent study found an inverse correlation between serum TCDD levels and serum testosterone in the US veterans, while there is little known on the dioxin and steroid hormones about Vietnamese men. We collected blood samples from 48 men who had resided in a hotspot when exposure happened and 38 men in a non-sprayed area. Some steroid hormones levels showed significant differences between two areas. There were no correlations between steroid hormones and dioxin TEQ, after ajusting for age and other factors. Our findings indicate that steroid hormones of Vietnamese men did not correlate with dioxin TEQ in two areas.
authors.affiliation: Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Science .
authors.forename: Xian Liang
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Teruniko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kido
authors.forename: Rie
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Okamoto
authors.forename: Ho Dung
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Manh
authors.forename: Shoko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maruzeni
authors.forename: Muneko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nishijo
authors.forename: Hideaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakagawa
authors.forename: Seijiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Honma
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakano
authors.forename: Takumi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takasuga
authors.forename: Dang Duc
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Nhu
authors.forename: Nguyen Ngoc
authors.initials: NN
authors.lastname: Hung
authors.forename: Le Ke
authors.initials: le K
authors.lastname: Son
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D000072317:Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins / Q000097:blood*; D013739:Testosterone / Q000097:blood*; D014744:Vietnam
chemical_list: D000072317:Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins; D013739:Testosterone