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ArticleCurrent urology2017

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

Saad Elzanaty, Babak Rezanezhad, Gert Dohle

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Article in Current urology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Saad ElzanatyDepartment of Translational Medicine, Division of Urological Research, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.
Babak RezanezhadDepartment of Internal Medicine, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.
Gert DohleDepartment of Urology, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.
Skåne University Hospital · SE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe 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

methodsBased 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).

resultsThe 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).

conclusionOnly after adjusted multivariate analysis, our results indicated that testosterone was associated with PSA levels in middle-aged healthy men.

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EugonadalHypogonadalProstate cancerPSATestosterone

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PMID28559776
PMCPMC5436005
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