| Increased occurrence of marked elevations of lipoprotein(a) in ageing, hypercholesterolaemic men with low testosterone. | |
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PMID: 20059436 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: We previously examined the inverse relationship between total serum testosterone (T) and the occurrence of the metabolic syndrome in ageing men using baseline data from two lipid treatment studies. We further examined baseline data from a subset of US men participating in one of these two studies to assess the relationship between T and the cardiovascular risk factor lipid, lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)]. METHODS: Baseline T, lipid, glycaemic and anthropometric data were obtained from 107 men (mean age: 55 years). Inclusion criteria included low-density lipoprotein cholesterol > or = 3.4-4.9 mmol/l and triglycerides < or = 4.0 mmol/l. Baseline Lp(a) levels were examined across the following baseline T subgroups: <15 nmol/l (low/low-normal T) and > or = 15 nmol/l (normal T). RESULTS: There was an overall trend for a higher incidence of clinically significant Lp(a) elevations in men with low T; 17.1% of men in the low/low-normal T subgroup had an Lp(a) level > or = 3 times the upper limit of normal compared to 8.1% in the normal T subgroup. CONCLUSIONS: The data from this descriptive analysis suggest that ageing men with low serum T levels may have an increase in marked elevations in Lp(a), which would be expected to be associated with a significant increase in their cardiovascular event risk. |
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Authors:
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Steven A Kaplan; Jianxin Lin; Amy O Johnson-Levonas; Arvind K Shah; Alan G Meehan |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The aging male : the official journal of the International Society for the Study of the Aging Male Volume: 13 ISSN: 1473-0790 ISO Abbreviation: Aging Male Publication Date: 2010 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-02-12 Completed Date: 2010-03-09 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9808210 Medline TA: Aging Male Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 40-3 Citation Subset: IM |
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Weill Cornell Medical College, Institute for Bladder and Prostate Health, New York, NY 10021,USA. kaplans@med.cornell.edu |
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Aged Aging / blood* Cardiovascular Diseases / epidemiology* Humans Hypercholesterolemia / blood* Lipoprotein(a) / blood* Lipoproteins, LDL / blood Male Metabolic Syndrome X / blood Middle Aged Testosterone / blood* Triglycerides / blood United States / epidemiology |
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0/Lipoprotein(a); 0/Lipoproteins, LDL; 0/Triglycerides; 58-22-0/Testosterone |
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