Long-Term Testosterone Therapy Improves Cardiometabolic Function and Reduces Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: Real-Life Results
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What is known
What this study adds
Table 1: Effect of long-term (8 years) testosterone therapy on testosterone levels and metabolic outcomes.[5]
Outcome |
Testosterone treated group
|
Control group |
Total testosterone levels
|
↑ 283 to 476 ng/dL
(9.8 to 16.5 nmol/L)
|
↓ 277 to 260 ng/dL
(9.6 to 9 nmol/L)
|
Anthropometric Parameters
Body weight (lb)
Waist circumference (in)
BMI (kg/m2)
|
↓ 229 to 192, -17.0%
↓42 to 38
↓ 33 to 28
|
↑ 202 to 204, +1.5%
↑ 42 to 43
↑ 29 to 30 |
Glycemic control
Fasting glucose
HbA1c
|
↓103 to 94 mg/dL
↓6.9% to 5.6% |
No change
↑from 6.1% to 6.4% |
Hemodynamics
Systolic blood pressure (SBP)
Diastolic blood pressure (DBP)
Pulse pressure
Rate pressure product
|
↓151 mmHg to 130 mmHg
↓ 91 mmHg to 74 mmHg
↓61 mmHg to 56 mmHg
↓ 11 751 to 9421
|
↑ 139.5 mmHg to 140.3 mmHg
↑ 80 mmHg to 81 mmHg
No change
↑ 10 623 to 10 890 |
Lipid Profile (mg/dL)
Total cholesterol
LDL
HDL
Triglyceride
TC/HDL ratio
non-HDL
|
↓ 278 to 186
↓ 162 to 104
↑ 54 to 73
↓ 275 to 186
↓ 5.6 to 2.6
↓ 224to 113
|
↑ 244 to 263
↑ 135 to 155
↑ 50 to 62
↑ 257 to 75
↑ 6.2 to 5.6 (not significant)
↑ 194 to 201 |
Liver Function Enzymes (U/L)
AST
ALT
|
↓ 40 to 16
↓ 42 to 16 |
↑ 23 to 40
↑ 27 to 44 |
Note: All changes are significant unless stated otherwise.
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