Testosterone but not estradiol level is positively related to muscle strength and physical performance independent of muscle mass: A cross-sectional study in 1489 older men

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 164, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 811-817

  Auyeung, Tung Wai ^a   Lee, Jenny Shun Wah ^a   Kwok, Timothy ^a   Leung, Jason ^a   Ohlsson, Claes ^b   Vandenput, Liesbeth ^b   Leung, Ping Chung ^a   Woo, Jean ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

AGED; ARTICLE; BONE MASS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; WALKING SPEED; AGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; GAIT; HAND GRIP; HEALTH SURVEY; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; ENDURANCE; HAND STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ESTRADIOL; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 79955536922     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: 1479683X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/EJE-10-0952     Document Type: Article

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