Vitamin D is associated with testosterone and hypogonadism in Chinese men: Results from a cross-sectional SPECT-China study

Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Wang, Ningjian ^a   Han, Bing ^a   Li, Qin ^a   Chen, Yi ^a   Chen, Yingchao ^a   Xia, Fangzhen ^a   Lin, Dongping ^a   Jensen, Michael D ^b   Lu, Yingli ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypogonadism; Men; Testosterone; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE; VITAMIN D; 25-HYDROXYVITAMIN D;

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D BLOOD LEVEL; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHINA; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; RESIDENTIAL HOME; RISK REDUCTION; SEX HORMONE DETERMINATION; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; AGED; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; BLOOD; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE;

ADULT; AGED; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ESTRADIOL; HUMANS; HYPOGONADISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEX HORMONE-BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE; VITAMIN D;

EID: 84938825617     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12958-015-0068-2     Document Type: Article

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