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...

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Main Authors: Yeap, B., Alfonso, Helman, Chubb, S., Handelsman, D., Hankey, G., Golledge, J., Flicker, L., Norman, P.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/33387