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Retrospective study; reviewed the medical records: 42 male patients; ABC region, São Paulo state; aged between 28 and 69 years. Evaluated: body weight, height, WC, total cholesterol (TC) and fractions, liver enzymes, alkaline phosphatase (AP), total testosterone (TT), free testosterone (FT), sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG), estradiol (E2), luteinizing hormone (LH), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), Body Mass Index (BMI); men previously diagnosed with obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2). A descriptive data analysis was performed. Quantitative variables were presented as measures of central tendency and variability according to the data distribution using the Shapiro-Wilk test.
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