Sex Hormones and Frailty in Older Men: The Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (MrOS) Study
Author(s) -
Peggy M. Cawthon,
Kristine E. Ensrud,
Gail A. Laughlin,
Jane A. Cauley,
ThuyTien Dam,
Elizabeth BarrettConnor,
Howard A Fink,
Andrew R. Hoffman,
Edith Lau,
Nancy E. Lane,
Marcia L. Stefanick,
Steven R. Cummings,
Eric Orwoll
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2009-0417
Subject(s) - quartile , medicine , confidence interval , odds ratio , cross sectional study , sarcopenia , testosterone (patch) , context (archaeology) , demography , endocrinology , gerontology , biology , pathology , sociology , paleontology
As men age, the prevalence of frailty increases whereas levels of androgens decline. Little is known about the relation between these factors.
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