Higher circulating androgens and higher physical activity levels are associated with less central adiposity and lower risk of cardiovascular death in older men.
Lauren C ChaslandMatthew W KnuimanMark L DivitiniKevin MurrayDavid J HandelsmanLeon FlickerGraeme J HankeyOsvaldo P AlmeidaJonathan GolledgeNicola D RidgersLouise H NaylorDaniel J GreenBu B YeapPublished in: Clinical endocrinology (2018)
Higher circulating androgens and higher PA were associated with less central adiposity at baseline and fewer CVD deaths during follow-up. These findings are consistent with a potential additive effect of androgens and PA on cardiometabolic outcomes in older men.