Inverse relationship between bioavailable testosterone and subclinical coronary artery calcification in non-obese Korean men

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 612-615

  Park, Byoung Jin ^a   Shim, Jae Yong ^a   Lee, Yong Jae ^a   Lee, Jung Hyun ^b   Lee, Hye Ree ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

bioavailable testosterone; cardiovascular disease; coronary calcium score; male sex hormone; subclinical coronary artery disease; testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CALCIUM; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BODY MASS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY CALCIFICATION; CORONARY CALCIUM SCORE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXERCISE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; SCORING SYSTEM; SMOKING; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; CALCIUM; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CORONARY VESSELS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SEX HORMONE-BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE; VASCULAR CALCIFICATION;

EID: 84863639761     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: 17457262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/aja.2012.19     Document Type: Article

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