Reproductive Hormone Levels Predict Changes in Frailty Status in Community-Dwelling Older Men: European Male Ageing Study Prospective Data
Author(s) -
Agnieszka Święcicka,
Robert J.A.H. Eendebak,
Mark Lunt,
Terence W O’Neill,
György Bártfai,
Felipe F. Casanueva,
Gianni Forti,
Aleksander Giwercman,
Thang S. Han,
Jolanta SłowikowskaHilczer,
Michael E. J. Lean,
Neil Pendleton,
Margus Punab,
Dirk Vanderschueren,
Ilpo Huhtaniemi,
Frederick C. W. Wu,
Martin K. Rutter
Publication year - 2017
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.2017-01172
Subject(s) - prospective cohort study , testosterone (patch) , medicine , odds ratio , body mass index , androgen , luteinizing hormone , androgen deficiency , confidence interval , cohort , hormone , ageing , endocrinology , gerontology
Clinical sequelae of androgen deficiency share common features with frailty. Evidence supporting the role of androgens in the development of frailty is limited and conflicting.
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