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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 Yeap
Published 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.
Keyphrases
  • physical activity
  • middle aged
  • insulin resistance
  • body mass index
  • type diabetes
  • metabolic syndrome
  • adipose tissue
  • risk assessment
  • weight loss