Authors
Abdelouahid Tajar, Ilpo T Huhtaniemi, Terence W O'Neill, Joseph D Finn, Stephen R Pye, David M Lee, György Bartfai, Steven Boonen, Felipe FF Casanueva, Gianni Forti, Aleksander Giwercman, Thang S Han, Krzysztof Kula, Fernand Labrie, Michael EJ Lean, Neil Pendleton, Margus Punab, Dirk Vanderschueren, Frederick CW Wu, EMAS Group
Publication date
2012/3/14
Journal
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology
Volume
97
Issue
5
Pages
1508-1516
Publisher
Endocrine Society
Description
Context
Late-onset hypogonadism (LOH) has been defined as a syndrome in middle-aged and elderly men reporting symptoms in the presence of low testosterone (T).
Objective
The objective of the study was to seek objective biochemical and end-organ evidence of androgen deficiency in men classified as having LOH according to our previously published criteria.
Design, Setting, and Participants
The design of the study included cross-sectional data from the European Male Aging Study on 2966 community-dwelling men aged 40–79 years in eight European countries.
Main Outcome Measure(s)
Waist circumference, body mass index, muscle mass, estimated heel bone mineral density (eBMD), hemoglobin, insulin sensitivity, physical activity, metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance index, and cardiovascular disease were measured.
Results
Sixty-three men (2.1%) were classified as having LOH: 36 moderate and 27 …
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