ea0071006 | Sexual symptoms predict all-cause mortality independently of sex steroids in ageing men | BES2020
Leen Antonio
, Marian Dejaeger
, CW Wu Frederick
, WO'Neil Terence
, R Pye Stephen
, T Huhtaniemi Ilpo
, Giulia Rastrelli
, Gianni Forti
, F Casanueva Felipe
, Jolanta Slowikowska-Hilczer
, Margus Punab
, Dirk Vanderschueren
, Jos Tournoy
, the EMAS Study Group
Background: The association between low testosterone (T) and higher mortality in men remains controversial. Most studies focus only on the association between total T (TT) and mortality. While TT declines with age, free T (FT) shows a greater fall, due to the rise in SHBG. Moreover, also sexual dysfunction, often co-existing with low T, has been associated with mortality in ageing men.Objective: To study the interrelationships between ...