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Testosterone is positively associated with coronary artery calcium in a low cardiovascular disease risk population.

Benjamin C TrumbleJacob NegreyStephanie V KoebeleRandall C ThompsonL Samuel WannAdel H AllamBret BeheimM Linda SutherlandJames D SutherlandDaniel Eid RodriguezDavid E MichalikChris J RowanGuido P LombardiAngela R GarciaDaniel K CummingsEdmond SeabrightSarah AlamiThomas S KraftPaul HooperKenneth BuetowAndrei IrimiaMargaret GatzJonathan StieglitzMichael D GurvenHillard KaplanGregory S Thomasnull null
Published in: Evolution, medicine, and public health (2023)
Among Tsimane, testosterone is positively associated with coronary artery calcium despite generally low normal testosterone levels, minimal atherosclerosis and rare cardiovascular disease (CVD) events. Associations between low testosterone and CVD events in industrialized populations are likely confounded by obesity and other lifestyle factors.
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