Lipid accumulation product and late-onset hypogonadism in middle-aged and elderly men: results from a cross-sectional study in China.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Hypogonadism in men is related to the deterioration of general health. However, the association between lipid overaccumulation and ageing-related hypogonadism remains an undetermined concept. We aimed to provide an insight into the possible links between the lipid accumulation product (LAP) and late-onset hypogonadism (LOH).

Setting

Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University.

Participants

We included a population sample of 997 subjects aged 40 years or older.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

The LAP was calculated by gender-specific equations using waist circumference (WC) and triglyceride (TG). LOH was defined by the presence of androgen deficiency symptoms and low serum total testosterone levels.

Results

The prevalence of

SUBMITTER: Sun K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7045028 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature