Age trends in estradiol and estrone levels measured using liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry in community-dwelling men of the framingham heart study

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 733-740

  Jasuja, Guneet Kaur ^a,b   Travison, Thomas G ^c,d   Davda, Maithili ^c   Murabito, Joanne M ^b,c   Basaria, Shehzad ^c   Zhang, Anqi ^c   Kushnir, Mark M ^e   Rockwood, Alan L ^e   Meikle, Wayne ^e   Pencina, Michael J ^a,b   Coviello, Andrea ^c   Rose, Adam J ^c,f   D'Agostino, Ralph ^a,b   Vasan, Ramachandran S ^b,c   Bhasin, Shalender ^c  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b FRAMINGHAM HEART STUDY   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e ARUP LABORATORIES   (United States)

^f VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Age trends; Age related changes in estrone and estradiol; Determinants of estrogen levels in men; Estrogen levels in men; LC MS MS

Indexed keywords

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

ADULT; AGE TRENDS; AGE-RELATED CHANGES IN ESTRONE AND ESTRADIOL; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DETERMINANTS OF ESTROGEN LEVELS IN MEN.; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ESTROGEN LEVELS IN MEN; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT LIVING; LC-MS/MS; LIFESTYLE; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY;

AGE TRENDS; AGE-RELATED CHANGES IN ESTRONE AND ESTRADIOL; DETERMINANTS OF ESTROGEN LEVELS IN MEN.; ESTROGEN LEVELS IN MEN; LC-MS/MS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BODY MASS INDEX; BOSTON; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; COHORT STUDIES; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; ESTRONE; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX HORMONE-BINDING GLOBULIN; SMOKING; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 84878341817     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/gls216     Document Type: Article

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