Serum sex hormone levels and red cell distribution width in type 2 diabetes mellitus

Red cell distribution width is a significant parameter with broad range of biological implications, variation in red cell size of subjects with type 2 diabetes can cause significant changes in sex hormones. The present study aimed to assess the serum sex hormones, red cell distribution width in type 2 diabetes mellitus compared to healthy individuals. This case–control study was performed on 100 cases (70 diabetic patients and 30 healthy individuals). The testosterone, follicle stimulating hormone and hematological indices [RBC count, hemoglobin concentration (Hb), packed cell volume (PCV), mean corpuscular volume (MCV), red cell distribution width–coefficient of variation (RDW-CV), and red cell distribution width–standard deviation (RDW-SD)] were assessed in both groups. All the analyses were performed in SPSS software (version 25). In terms of gender, the greater numbers of participants (55.7%) were female. The follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) in female diabetic patients was significantly higher than that in control group (p