Testosterone and socioeconomic position: Mendelian randomization in 306,248 men and women in UK Biobank

S Harrison, NM Davies, LD Howe, A Hughes - Science Advances, 2021 - science.org
Men with more advantaged socioeconomic position (SEP) have been observed to have
higher levels of testosterone. It is unclear whether these associations arise because …

[HTML][HTML] Testosterone, risk, and socioeconomic position in British men: Exploring causal directionality

A Hughes, M Kumari - Social Science & Medicine, 2019 - Elsevier
Lower testosterone levels in men are observationally associated with worse health, but it is
unclear whether they contribute to well-established social gradients in health. Mendelian …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic analyses implicate complex links between adult testosterone levels and health and disease

JT Leinonen, N Mars, LE Lehtonen… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
Background Testosterone levels are linked with diverse characteristics of human health, yet,
whether these associations reflect correlation or causation remains debated. Here, we …

Sex-specific genetic effects across biomarkers

E Flynn, Y Tanigawa, F Rodriguez, RB Altman… - European Journal of …, 2021 - nature.com
Sex differences have been shown in laboratory biomarkers; however, the extent to which
this is due to genetics is unknown. In this study, we infer sex-specific genetic parameters …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic determinants of serum testosterone concentrations in men

C Ohlsson, H Wallaschofski, KL Lunetta, L Stolk… - PLoS …, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Testosterone concentrations in men are associated with cardiovascular morbidity,
osteoporosis, and mortality and are affected by age, smoking, and obesity. Because of …

[HTML][HTML] Causal relationship between obesity and serum testosterone status in men: A bi-directional mendelian randomization analysis

J Eriksson, R Haring, N Grarup, L Vandenput… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Context Obesity in men is associated with low serum testosterone and both are associated
with several diseases and increased mortality. Objectives Examine the direction and …

Using human genetics to understand the disease impacts of testosterone in men and women

KS Ruth, FR Day, J Tyrrell, DJ Thompson, AR Wood… - Nature medicine, 2020 - nature.com
Testosterone supplementation is commonly used for its effects on sexual function, bone
health and body composition, yet its effects on disease outcomes are unknown. To better …

Genetically predicted testosterone and cardiovascular risk factors in men: a Mendelian randomization analysis in the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

J Zhao, C Jiang, TH Lam, B Liu… - International journal …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Background Observationally lower testosterone is associated with an unhealthier
cardiovascular (CVD) risk profile, but this association is open to confounding and reverse …

[HTML][HTML] Body composition and testosterone in men: a Mendelian randomization study

Y Ikehata, T Hachiya, T Kobayashi, H Ide… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Testosterone is an essential sex hormone that plays a vital role in the overall
health and development of males. It is well known that obesity decreases testosterone …

Sex hormones, adiposity, and metabolic traits in men and women: a Mendelian randomisation study

NY Loh, E Humphreys, F Karpe… - European journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Objective Epidemiological and clinical studies have highlighted important roles for sex
hormones in the regulation of fat distribution and systemic metabolism. We investigated the …