Sarcopenic obesity in older adults: aetiology, epidemiology and treatment strategies

JA Batsis, DT Villareal - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2018 - nature.com
The prevalence of obesity in combination with sarcopenia (the age-related loss of muscle
mass and strength or physical function) is increasing in adults aged 65 years and older. A …

[HTML][HTML] Sex differences in lipid and lipoprotein metabolism

BT Palmisano, L Zhu, RH Eckel, JM Stafford - Molecular metabolism, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Endogenous sex hormones are important for metabolic health in men and
women. Before menopause, women are protected from atherosclerotic cardiovascular …

Testosterone therapy in men with hypogonadism: an endocrine society clinical practice guideline

S Bhasin, JP Brito, GR Cunningham… - The Journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Objective To update the “Testosterone Therapy in Men With Androgen Deficiency
Syndromes” guideline published in 2010. Participants The participants include an Endocrine …

Evaluation and management of testosterone deficiency: AUA guideline

JP Mulhall, LW Trost, RE Brannigan, EG Kurtz… - The Journal of …, 2018 - auajournals.org
Purpose: There has been a marked increase in testosterone prescriptions in the past
decade resulting in a growing need to give practicing clinicians proper guidance on the …

Lessons from the testosterone trials

PJ Snyder, S Bhasin, GR Cunningham… - Endocrine …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The Testosterone Trials (TTrials) were a coordinated set of seven placebo-
controlled, double-blind trials in 788 men with a mean age of 72 years to determine the …

Frailty and the endocrine system

A Clegg, Z Hassan-Smith - The lancet Diabetes & endocrinology, 2018 - thelancet.com
Frailty is a condition characterised by loss of biological reserves, failure of homoeostatic
mechanisms, and vulnerability to adverse outcomes. The endocrine system is considered …

Frailty and chronic kidney disease: current evidence and continuing uncertainties

AC Nixon, TM Bampouras, N Pendleton… - Clinical kidney …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Frailty, the state of increased vulnerability to physical stressors as a result of progressive and
sustained degeneration in multiple physiological systems, is common in those with chronic …

Erythrocytosis following testosterone therapy

SJ Ohlander, B Varghese… - Sexual medicine …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Introduction A rapid increase in awareness of androgen deficiency has led to substantial
increases in prescribing of testosterone therapy (TTh), with benefits of improvements in …

Testosterone and cardiovascular risk: meta-analysis of interventional studies

G Corona, G Rastrelli, G Di Pasquale… - The journal of sexual …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background The relationship between testosterone (T) and cardiovascular (CV) risk in men
is conflicting. Aim To verify whether T therapy (TTh) represents a possible risk factor for CV …

Cardiovascular health in transgender people

MS Irwig - Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders, 2018 - Springer
This review examines the relationship between exogenous sex steroids and cardiovascular
events and surrogate markers in trans (transgender) people. Data from trans populations is …