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Longitudinal Effects of Aging on Serum Total and Free Testosterone Levels in Healthy Men
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Many studies have shown cross-sectional (and two small studies, longitudinal) declines in total and/or free testosterone (T) levels, with age, in men. The extent to which decline in T is the result of the aging process per se, as opposed to chronic illness, medication use, and other age-related factors, remains controversial. The frequency with which aging leads to T levels consistent with hypogonadism has also not been defined. These issues bear on the potential use of T replacement in aging men, because aging and hypogonadism have, in common, reduced bone and lean body mass and muscle strength and increased total and abdominal fat. We measured T and sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG), by RIA, in stored samples from 890 men in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study on Aging. Using a mixed-effects model, we found independent effects of age and date of sampling to reduce T levels. After compensating for date effects, which investigation suggested was artifactual, we observed significant, independent, age-invariant, longitudinal effects of age on both T and free T index (free T index = T/SHBG), with an average change of -0.124 nmol/L.yr and -0.0049 nmol T/nmol SHBG.yr. T, but not free T index, also decreased with increasing body mass index. Use of beta-blocking drugs was associated with higher T and higher free T index levels. Using total T criteria, incidence of hypogonadal T levels increased to about 20% of men over 60, 30% over 70 and 50% over 80 yr of age, and even greater percentages when free T index criteria were employed. Our observations of health factor independent, age-related longitudinal decreases in T and free T, resulting in a high frequency of hypogonadal values, suggest that further investigation of T replacement in aged men, perhaps targeted to those with the lowest serum T concentrations, are justified.
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“Testosterone deficiency is highly prevalent, with rates increasing with age from 4% in men aged 40–49 years to nearly 50% in men over 80 years of age, with some studies suggesting a 17% increase in testosterone deficiency for every decade of life (2-4).”
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“We speculate that this phenomenon may be attributed to the gradual decline in serum testosterone levels with age, commencing in men in their mid-30s and decreasing at an average annual rate of 1.6%38–43.”
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“By comparison, normal aging is associated with a decrease of testosterone levels by 1% to 2% per year.6”
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“Probable and possible associations of several factors, including age, cigarette smoking, body mass index (BMI), alcohol consumption and physical activity with hormone levels have been reported. 11-17”
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“However, the reported effects of smoking on testosterone levels in men are controversial, with some evidence even suggesting no association 15,19-24 and others reporting higher 13,14,25-32 or lower 33,34 levels of TT among smokers compared to nonsmokers.”
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“Age, 11,14-17 body mass index (BMI), 12 fasting blood glucose, 1,35 triglycerides, 36 alcohol consumption 13,14 and estradiol levels, 13 which have all been reported to be associated with alteration in hormone levels, were chosen as potential confounding factors in this study.”
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“One study comparing 325 men >age 40 years with self-reported “very good” or “excellent” health demonstrated no significant differences in T levels based on age.”
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“The biologically active forms of T (free T and albumin–bound T) decrease at a greater rate than SHBG-bound or total T during aging,37 likely because of the age-associated increase in SHBG.28, 38, 39”
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“The anabolic effect of T is reduced during aging due to a gradual and consistent decline in circulating T that begins around the third to fourth decade in men,28, 29 also known as andropause.”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Harman, S. M., Metter, E. J., Tobin, J. D., Pearson, J., & Blackman, M. R.
- Affiliations
- National Institutes of Health (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- ORCID
- Harman, S. Mitchell
- Venue
- The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
- Publisher
- The Endocrine Society
- Published
- 2001-02
- Volume
- 86
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 724-731
- ISSN
- 0021-972X (ISSN-L)
- 1945-7197
- OpenAlex
- W2139893960
- Cited by
- 2,760
- References
- 67
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- FWCI
- 54.02
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (publishedVersion)
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- Funders
- National Institute on Aging
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Hormonal and reproductive studies
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments
- Keywords
- aging, testosterone, free testosterone, hypogonadism, sex hormone-binding globulin, longitudinal decline, healthy older men, body mass index, beta-blockers, testosterone replacement therapy
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Aging, Humans, Hypogonadism, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Middle Aged, Radioimmunoassay, Regression Analysis, Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin, Social Class, Testosterone, Baltimore, Reproducibility of Results, White People
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