A J-shaped association between plasma testosterone and risk of ischemic arterial event in elderly men: The French 3C cohort study

Maturitas

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 282-288

  Soisson, Véronique ^a,b   Brailly Tabard, Sylvie ^b,c   Helmer, Catherine ^d   Rouaud, Olivier ^e   Ancelin, Marie Laure ^f   Zerhouni, Chahinez ^g   Guiochon Mantel, Anne ^b,c   Scarabin, Pierre Yves ^a,b  

^a CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN EPIDEMIOLOGY AND POPULATION HEALTH   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^c BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^d INSERM   (France)

^e DIJON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^f INSERM U1061   (France)

^g PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Elderly men; Epidemiology; Ischemic arterial disease; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY MASS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ELDERLY CARE; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAZARD RATIO; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMOKING; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

AGED; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRANCE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STROKE; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 84878539897     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: 18734111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2013.04.012     Document Type: Article

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