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ArticleBMJ open2020

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

Kan Sun, Chengzhi Wang, Guojuan Lao, Diaozhu Lin, Chulin Huang, Na Li, Lingling Li, Fangping Li, Huisheng Xiao, Li Yan

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Article in BMJ open, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kan Sun *Department of Endocrinology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Guangzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3952-9871
Chengzhi Wang *Department of Endocrinology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Guangzhou, China.
Guojuan LaoDepartment of Endocrinology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Guangzhou, China.
Diaozhu LinDepartment of Endocrinology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Guangzhou, China.
Chulin HuangDepartment of Endocrinology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Guangzhou, China.
Na LiDepartment of Endocrinology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Guangzhou, China.
Lingling LiDepartment of Endocrinology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Guangzhou, China.
Fangping LiDepartment of Endocrinology, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China.
Huisheng XiaoDepartment of Endocrinology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Guangzhou, China skendo@163.com fsshaw328@163.com.
Li YanDepartment of Endocrinology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Guangzhou, China skendo@163.com fsshaw328@163.com.
Sun Yat-sen University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesHypogonadism 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).

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

participantsWe 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.

resultsThe prevalence of LOH was 9.4% in this population and gradually increased according to increasing LAP quartiles. Compared with subjects without LOH, ageing men with LOH had higher body mass index, WC, systolic blood pressure, percentage of subjects currently smoking, TG and follicle stimulating hormone and lower low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and sex hormone binding globulin. In multivariate logistic regression analysis, the adjusted ORs of LOH for increasing LAP quartiles 1-4 were 1.00 (reference), 1.10 (95% CI 0.45-2.69), 2.15 (95% CI 0.93-4.94) and 3.83 (95% CI 1.73-8.45), respectively.

conclusionBody lipid accumulation evaluated by the LAP is independently associated with the prevalence of LOH in middle-aged and elderly Chinese men.

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HypogonadismLipid Accumulation ProductAgedBody Mass IndexChinaCross-Sectional StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrevalenceTestosteroneWaist CircumferenceTestosteronelate-onset hypogonadismlipid accumulation productpopulation-based studysexual dysfunction

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