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European Journal of Epidemiology
Published in: European Journal of Epidemiology 7/2009

01-07-2009 | LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Association of low total testosterone levels and prevalent carotid plaques: result of the study of health in Pomerania

Authors: Marcus Dörr, Henri Wallaschofski, Nele Friedrich

Published in: European Journal of Epidemiology | Issue 7/2009

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Vikan et al. [1] recently reported for the first time a cross-sectional inverse association between total serum testosterone and carotid plaque area among 2,290 men from the Tromsø study that was independent from major confounders (age, systolic blood pressure, smoking, and use of lipid-lowering drugs). On the other hand, they did not observe an association with plaque area progression in a 7-year follow-up of a subgroup, and testosterone levels were not related to carotid intima media thickness (IMT) in both cross-sectional and prospective analyses. …
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Title
Association of low total testosterone levels and prevalent carotid plaques: result of the study of health in Pomerania
Authors
Marcus Dörr
Henri Wallaschofski
Nele Friedrich
Publication date
01-07-2009
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Published in
European Journal of Epidemiology / Issue 7/2009
Print ISSN: 0393-2990
Electronic ISSN: 1573-7284
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-009-9354-7

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