Relation between athletic club affiliation from school age and future serum free testosterone levels in Japan: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Testosterone deficiency is often related to geriatric syndrome including erectile dysfunction, osteo-porosis, depression, cognitive impairment, cardiovascular diseases and frailty. Despite the existence of many studies on short-term exercise and serum testosterone levels, few research have focused on exercise habits from young age and testosterone values in middle-aged male. In this study, we investigated whether belonging to an athletic club from school age could predict serum-free testosterone (FT) levels.

Methods

The subjects were 1609 middle-aged male outpatients aged 40 years or older (median: 61 years, interquartile range: 54-69) who visited our hospital. Participants had their FT values measured in the morning hours during the period from December

SUBMITTER: Kato Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10435685 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature