Health status is related to testosterone, estrone and body fat: moving to functional hypogonadism in adult men with HIV.

Sara De VincentisMaria Chiara DecaroliFlaminia FanelliChiara DiazziMarco MezzulloFabio MoriniDavide BertaniJovana MilicFederica CarliGianluca CuomoDaniele SantiGiulia TartaroSimonetta TagliaviniMaria Cristina De SantisLaura RoliTommaso TrentiUberto PagottoGiovanni GuaraldiVincenzo Rochira

Published in: European journal of endocrinology (2020)

Lower TT and cFT, higher E1, E2/TS ratio and visceral fat were independently associated to poor health status and frailty, being possible hallmarks of unhealthy conditions in adult HIV-infected men. Overall, MM, frailty and body fat mass are strictly associated to each other and to sex steroids, concurring together to functional male hypogonadism in HIV.

Keyphrases

hiv infected
antiretroviral therapy
replacement therapy
human immunodeficiency virus
hiv positive
hiv aids
hiv testing
hepatitis c virus
middle aged
adipose tissue
insulin resistance
community dwelling
men who have sex with men
childhood cancer
type diabetes
south africa
fatty acid