Does the Serum Testosterone Level Have a Relation to Coronary Artery Disease in Elderly Men?
Joint Authors
Daoud, Eid
Helaly, Mohamed A.
El-Mashad, Noha
Source
Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-05-23
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
The low serum level of testosterone in the elderly subjects may contribute to coronary artery disease (CAD).
Our aim is to study serum levels of free testosterone in elderly men with CAD.
Subjects and Methods.
This study was conducted on 100 elderly males with CAD, one half of them was presented with ACS (with mean age 69.6±2.44 year), and the other half was presented with stable CAD (with mean age 69.42±2.14 year), in addition to 50 apparently healthy elderly males (with mean age 69.06±1.64 year) as a control group.
We detected the levels of serum free testosterone, cortisol, fibrinogen, plasminogen activator inhibitor-1(PAI-1), high sensitive C-reactive protein(hsCRP), interleukin-6(IL-6).
Results.
Cases with CAD had significant lower values of free testosterone and HDL-c, but they had significant higher values of cortisol, fibrinogen, PAI-1, IL-6, hsCRP, in comparison to control group.
Cases with ACS had significant higher values of cortisol, hsCRP, IL-6, fibrinogen, PAI-1, total cholesterol and BMI more than those with stable CAD.
The free testosterone had significant negative correlation with fibrinogen, PAI-1, hsCRP and IL-6 in both groups of patients.
Conclusion.
The lower value of serum free testosterone in elderly male subjects may contribute to CAD.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Helaly, Mohamed A.& Daoud, Eid& El-Mashad, Noha. 2011. Does the Serum Testosterone Level Have a Relation to Coronary Artery Disease in Elderly Men?. Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Helaly, Mohamed A.…[et al.]. Does the Serum Testosterone Level Have a Relation to Coronary Artery Disease in Elderly Men?. Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Helaly, Mohamed A.& Daoud, Eid& El-Mashad, Noha. Does the Serum Testosterone Level Have a Relation to Coronary Artery Disease in Elderly Men?. Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-6.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-498432