Relationship between some biological parameters and plasma testosterone in institutionalized aging men.
BACKGROUND
The decrease in circulating testosterone levels with advancing age has been shown to be related to biological changes in healthy men.


OBJECTIVE
We investigated the relationship between total testosterone and several laboratory blood tests (glucose, total cholesterol, total proteins, albumin, RBC) in elderly institutionalized men (mean age: 82.7 years) with chronic illness.


RESULTS
There was a dramatically low level of total testosterone in the sample and a strongly significant inverse correlation between testosterone and fasting blood glucose. Hematocrit and albumin were positively correlated to testosterone.


CONCLUSIONS
The negative correlation between testosterone and fasting blood glucose observed in healthy men also exists in institutionalized subjects. The link between testosterone and the related other biological parameters is questioned.
Thomas
J-L
JL
Service de Gérontologie, Centre Hospitalier Emile Roux, Limeil Brevannes France.
Quang
B T
BT
Ochsenbein
E
E
Vincent
J-P
JP
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000097:blood* / Q000502:physiology; D000418:Albumins / Q000032:analysis; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006400:Hematocrit; D006707:Homes for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009735:Nursing Homes; D013739:Testosterone / Q000097:blood*
D000418:Albumins; D001786:Blood Glucose; D013739:Testosterone