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The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationships between serum inhibin B levels and the atherogenic index of plasma (AIP), triglyceride\u2013glucose (TyG) index, HOMA-IR, METS-IR, and C-reactive protein (CRP) in adult men aged 40\u201365 years and to secondarily investigate a possible association with coronary artery calcium score (CACS). Methods: This cross-sectional study included 67 men aged 40\u201365 years referred for coronary computed tomography angiography, sampled in a balanced manner across coronary artery calcium score (CACS) categories. Serum inhibin B levels were measured by a commercial sandwich ELISA; AIP, TyG index, HOMA-IR, and METS-IR were calculated from fasting biochemical measurements. Associations between inhibin B and cardiometabolic parameters were assessed using Spearman correlation analyses and age-adjusted partial correlations. Significant associations were further examined using multivariable linear regression. Results: The mean serum inhibin B level was 224 \u00b1 35 pg\/mL. The TyG index (\u03c1 = \u22120.308, p = 0.011) and BMI (\u03c1 = \u22120.348, p = 0.004) showed significant negative correlations with inhibin B, and both associations persisted after age adjustment. No significant associations were found with HOMA-IR, METS-IR, AIP, CRP, or CACS. Although BMI and the TyG index were not significantly correlated with each other (\u03c1 = \u22120.084, p = 0.564), both variables remained independently associated with inhibin B in the multivariable model (TyG: \u03b2 = \u22120.283, p = 0.015; BMI: \u03b2 = \u22120.313, p = 0.007). The model explained 18.0% of the variance in inhibin B (R2 = 0.180). Conclusions: In adult men, serum inhibin B levels were independently and inversely associated with BMI and the TyG index, whereas no significant relationship was observed with other metabolic, inflammatory, atherogenic, or coronary calcification markers. 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