AI Article Synopsis
- The study focuses on how aging affects testosterone levels in older men, particularly those with chronic illnesses.
- Results show that low total testosterone is linked to higher fasting blood glucose levels, while higher hematocrit and albumin levels are positively associated with testosterone.
- The findings suggest that the relationship between testosterone and blood glucose is consistent across different populations, but raise questions about its connection to other biological measures.
Article Abstract
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.
Conclusion: 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.
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