Low Total Testosterone Levels are Associated With the Metabolic Syndrome in Elderly Men: The Role of Body Weight, Lipids, Insulin Resistance, and Inflammation; The Ikaria Study | Zendy

Christina Chrysohoou | Zendy; Demosthenes B. Panagiotakos | Zendy; Christos Pitsavos | Zendy; Gerasimos Siasos | Zendy; Evangelos Oikonomou | Zendy; John Varlas | Zendy; George Lazaros | Zendy; Θεοδώρα Ψαλτοπούλου | Zendy; Marina Zaromitidou | Zendy; Polina Kourkouti | Zendy; Dimitris Tousoulis | Zendy; Christodoulos Stefanadis | Zendy

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Low Total Testosterone Levels are Associated With the Metabolic Syndrome in Elderly Men: The Role of Body Weight, Lipids, Insulin Resistance, and Inflammation; The Ikaria Study

Author(s) -

Christina Chrysohoou,

Demosthenes B. Panagiotakos,

Christos Pitsavos,

Gerasimos Siasos,

Evangelos Oikonomou,

John Varlas,

George Lazaros,

Θεοδώρα Ψαλτοπούλου,

Marina Zaromitidou,

Polina Kourkouti,

Dimitris Tousoulis,

Christodoulos Stefanadis

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

the review of diabetic studies

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.701

H-Index - 41

eISSN - 1614-0575

pISSN - 1613-6071

DOI - 10.1900/rds.2013.10.27

Subject(s) - metabolic syndrome , testosterone (patch) , medicine , insulin resistance , obesity , odds ratio , odds , demography , gerontology , endocrinology , sociology , logistic regression

The prevalence of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) increases with age. Among other changes, testosterone levels decline with age. The relationship between testosterone levels and MetS components in older subjects has not been clearly defined until today.

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