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ea0016oc5.5 | Reproduction | ECE2008

Prevalence of low testosterone levels in primary care in Germany: cross-sectional results from the DETECT study

Schneider Harald , Sievers Caroline , Klotsche Jens , Lehnert Hendrik , Wittchen Hans-Ulrich , Stalla Gunter Karl

Background: Low testosterone levels in men occur with increasing age and are associated with increased morbidity, particularly metabolic syndrome, and mortality. As the prevalence of hypogonadal testosterone levels has not been assessed in the primary care setting in Europe, we aimed to investigate the prevalence of low testosterone levels in this setting, and the patient characteristics and comorbidities associated with it.Methods: We measured testoster...