Testosterone and obesity

DM Kelly, TH Jones - Obesity Reviews, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Testosterone is a key hormone in the pathology of metabolic diseases such as obesity. Low
testosterone levels are associated with increased fat mass (particularly central adiposity) …

The role of adiponectin in cancer: a review of current evidence

M Dalamaga, KN Diakopoulos… - Endocrine …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Improving physical function and mobility in a continuously expanding elderly population
emerges as a high priority of medicine today. Muscle mass, strength/power, and maximal …

Adverse effects of testosterone therapy in adult men: a systematic review and meta-analysis

MM Fernández-Balsells, MH Murad… - The Journal of …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Context: The risks of testosterone therapy in men remain poorly understood. Objective: The
aim of this study was to conduct a systematic review and meta-analyses of testosterone trials …

Cardiovascular risk associated with testosterone-boosting medications: a systematic review and meta-analysis

G Corona, E Maseroli, G Rastrelli… - Expert opinion on …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Recent reports have significantly halted the enthusiasm regarding androgen-
boosting; suggesting that testosterone supplementation (TS) increases cardiovascular (CV) …

The decline of androgen levels in elderly men and its clinical and therapeutic implications

JM Kaufman, A Vermeulen - Endocrine reviews, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Aging in men is accompanied by a progressive, but individually variable decline of serum
testosterone production, more than 20% of healthy men over 60 yr of age presenting with …

Lowered testosterone in male obesity: mechanisms, morbidity and management

MNT Fui, P Dupuis, M Grossmann - Asian journal of andrology, 2014 - journals.lww.com
With increasing modernization and urbanization of Asia, much of the future focus of the
obesity epidemic will be in the Asian region. Low testosterone levels are frequently …

Adverse events associated with testosterone replacement in middle-aged and older men: a meta-analysis of randomized, placebo-controlled trials

OM Calof, AB Singh, ML Lee, AM Kenny… - The Journals of …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Background. We performed a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials to determine the
risks of adverse events associated with testosterone replacement in older men. Methods …

Effects of testosterone supplementation on markers of the metabolic syndrome and inflammation in hypogonadal men with the metabolic syndrome: the double …

SY Kalinchenko, YA Tishova… - Clinical …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Men with the metabolic syndrome (MetS) have low plasma testosterone (T) levels.
The aim of this study was to establish whether the normalization of plasma T improves the …

Andropause: clinical implications of the decline in serum testosterone levels with aging in men

AM Matsumoto - The Journals of Gerontology Series A …, 2002 - academic.oup.com
T is now well accepted that serum testosterone (T) levels decline progressively with aging in
men (1–5). This decline is associated with alterations in body composition; diminished …

Endocrine control of body composition in infancy, childhood, and puberty

JD Veldhuis, JN Roemmich, EJ Richmond… - Endocrine …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Body composition exhibits marked variations across the early human lifetime. The precise
physiological mechanisms that drive such developmental adaptations are difficult to …