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Association between Serum Testosterone and PSA Levels in Middle-Aged Healthy Men from the General Population

Elzanaty, Saad LU ; Rezanezhad, Babak and Dohle, Gert (2017) In Current Urology 10(1). p.40-44
Abstract

Introduction: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the association between serum testosterone and PSA levels in middle-aged healthy men from the general population. Materials and Methods: Based on 119 healthy men from the general population, total testosterone and PSA levels were measured. Demographic data regarding BMI, waist-to-hip ratio, smoking, and alcohol consumption were also collected. Men were classified into two groups according to testosterone levels; hypogonadal (testosterone ≤ 12 nmol/l), and eugonadal (testosterone > 12 nmol/l). Results: The mean age of the subjects was 55 years (range 46-60 years). No significant correlation between serum testosterone and PSA levels was found (p = 0.60). PSA levels were similar... (More)

Introduction: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the association between serum testosterone and PSA levels in middle-aged healthy men from the general population. Materials and Methods: Based on 119 healthy men from the general population, total testosterone and PSA levels were measured. Demographic data regarding BMI, waist-to-hip ratio, smoking, and alcohol consumption were also collected. Men were classified into two groups according to testosterone levels; hypogonadal (testosterone ≤ 12 nmol/l), and eugonadal (testosterone > 12 nmol/l). Results: The mean age of the subjects was 55 years (range 46-60 years). No significant correlation between serum testosterone and PSA levels was found (p = 0.60). PSA levels were similar when compared between hypogonadal and eugonadal men (1.4 μg/l vs. 1.4 μg/l, p = 0.90).When using a multivariate analysis model adjusted for the age of the subjects, BMI, waist-to-hip ratio, smoking, and alcohol consumption, a positive significant association between testosterone and PSA levels was found (β = 0.03, 95 % CI = 0.003-0.062, p = 0.03). Conclusion: Only after adjusted multivariate analysis, our results indicated that testosterone was associated with PSA levels in middle-aged healthy men.

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Eugonadal, Hypogonadal, Prostate cancer, PSA, Testosterone
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Current Urology
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10
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5 pages
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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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1661-7649
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10.1159/000447149
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  author       = {{Elzanaty, Saad and Rezanezhad, Babak and Dohle, Gert}},
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  series       = {{Current Urology}},
  title        = {{Association between Serum Testosterone and PSA Levels in Middle-Aged Healthy Men from the General Population}},
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  doi          = {{10.1159/000447149}},
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