Lower plasma testosterone or dihydrotestosterone, but not estradiol, is associated with symptoms of intermittent claudication in older men
Objective In men, testosterone (T) levels decline with age, and lower T predicts all-cause and cardiovascular mortality. However, the associations of T and its metabolites, dihydrotestosterone (DHT) and estradiol (E2), with symptomatic peripheral arterial disease remain unclear. We assessed associat...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Journal Article |
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2013
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/33387 |