Open AccessEndogenous Steroids Measured by High-Specificity Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry and Prevalent Cardiovascular Disease in 70-Year-Old Men and Women
Author(s) -
Tord Naessén,
Ulrika Sjogren,
Jonas Bergquist,
Marita Larsson,
Lars Lind,
Mark M. Kushnir
Publication year - 2010
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.2009-1722
Subject(s) - estrone , androstenedione , medicine , endocrinology , dehydroepiandrosterone , testosterone (patch) , body mass index , odds ratio , context (archaeology) , pregnenolone , sex hormone binding globulin , population , estrogen , androgen , hormone , steroid , biology , environmental health , paleontology
There is a need for increased knowledge about endogenous sex hormone levels and clinical outcomes of risk/benefit. Immunoassays have poor specificity to reliably measure low steroid concentrations in elderly.
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