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We examined the relationships of total T, bioavailable T, and sex hormone binding globulin (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">SHBG<\/jats:styled-content>) levels with total and regional gray matter (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">GM<\/jats:styled-content>) and white matter (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">WM<\/jats:styled-content>) volumes in middle\u2010aged men. We also evaluated the association of sex hormone levels with cognitive function.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Analysis included 267 community\u2010dwelling men participating in the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">CARDIA<\/jats:styled-content>) brain magnetic resonance imaging (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">MRI<\/jats:styled-content>) substudy. Total T, bioavailable T, and <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">SHBG<\/jats:styled-content> levels were measured at three times from the 2<jats:sup>nd<\/jats:sup> to 4<jats:sup>th<\/jats:sup> decade of life; brain volumes were measured at the ages of 42\u201356. Associations were estimated using linear regression models, adjusted for several potential confounders.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Higher <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">SHBG<\/jats:styled-content> levels were associated with greater total <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">WM<\/jats:styled-content> volume (+3.15\u00a0cm<jats:sup>3<\/jats:sup> [95% confidence interval [<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">CI<\/jats:styled-content>]\u00a0=\u00a00.01, 6.28] per one standard deviation higher <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">SHBG<\/jats:styled-content>). Higher <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">SHBG<\/jats:styled-content> levels were associated with lower total and regional <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">GM<\/jats:styled-content> volumes overall and significantly with smaller parietal <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">GM<\/jats:styled-content> volume (\u22120.96\u00a0cm<jats:sup>3<\/jats:sup> [95%<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">CI<\/jats:styled-content>\u00a0=\u00a0\u22121.71, \u22120.21]). T levels were not related to brain volumes. 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