Background Endogenous sex hormones are important for metabolic health in men and
women. Before menopause, women are protected from atherosclerotic cardiovascular …

Testosterone is a key hormone in the pathology of metabolic diseases such as obesity. Low
testosterone levels are associated with increased fat mass (particularly central adiposity) …

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tivation LAORTALITY OVERWEIGHT BODY MASS INDEX prevalence BEHAVIOR DIETARY …

Many studies have shown cross-sectional (and two small studies, longitudinal) declines in
total and/or free testosterone (T) levels, with age, in men. The extent to which decline in T is …

Obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the United States: more than 20% of adults are
clinically obese as defined by a body mass index of 30 kg/m2 or higher, and an additional …

Elderly adults constitute a rapidly growing part of the global population, thus resulting in an
increase in morbidity and mortality related to cardiovascular disease (CVD), which remains …

Male hypogonadism is a clinical syndrome that results from failure to produce physiological
concentrations of testosterone, normal amounts of sperm, or both. Hypogonadism may arise …

Aging in men is accompanied by a progressive, but individually variable decline of serum
testosterone production, more than 20% of healthy men over 60 yr of age presenting with …

Summary The Hypogonadism in Males study estimated the prevalence of hypogonadism
[total testosterone (TT)< 300 ng/dl] in men aged≥ 45 years visiting primary care practices in …

Objective Low levels of testosterone in men have been shown to be associated with type 2
diabetes, visceral adiposity, dyslipidaemia and metabolic syndrome. We investigated the …