Serum Testosterone Levels in Males with Alzheimer's Disease

Journal of Neuroendocrinology - Tập 16 Số 2 - Trang 95-98 - 2004
Corina Pennanen1, Mikko P. Laakso1, Miia Kivipelto1, J. Ramberg1, H. Soininen1
1* Department of Neuroscience and Neurology, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland. 
Departments of †Clinical Radiology and ‡Neurology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland.
§Orion Diagnostica, Oulunsalo, Finland.

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Abstract

This study aimed to investigate whether there are differences in serum testosterone levels between male patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and cognitively normal male controls. Testosterone and sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) levels were measured from 14 patients with mild to moderate AD and 16 age‐matched control males. The AD patients had higher levels of serum total (P = 0.02) and free testosterone (P < 0.001), and higher free androgen index (FAI) (P = 0.02) compared to controls. No differences were found for the SHBG levels. These data provide no support for hypotheses of (disproportionally) decreased levels of serum testosterone in AD. These data also show that all cognitively normal controls had an FAI below the normal range.

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Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Tập 16 Số 2

95-98

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