Urinary excretion of androsterone and etiocholanolone in obese women: Correlation with the cellularity of adipose tissue

Abstract Urinary androsterone and etiocholanolone and the number and the size of fat cells were measured in 43 non diabetic, non hypertensive, non dislipidemic obese women without clinical evidence of any endocrinopathy. Androsterone and the androsterone/etiocholanolone ratio were significantly ( P P