Endogenous Testosterone and Mortality in Male Hemodialysis Patients: Is It the Result of Aging?

Gungor, Ozkan; Kircelli, Fatih; Carrero, Juan; AŞCI, GÜLAY; TÖZ, HÜSEYİN; Tatar, Erhan; Hur, Ender; Sever, Mehmet; Arinsoy, Turgay; OK, ERCAN

doi:10.2215/cjn.03600410

Endogenous Testosterone and Mortality in Male Hemodialysis Patients: Is It the Result of Aging?

Gungor O., Kircelli F., Carrero J. J., AŞCI G., TÖZ H., Tatar E., ...Daha Fazla

CLINICAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY, cilt.5, sa.11, ss.2018-2023, 2010 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 5 Sayı: 11
Basım Tarihi: 2010
Doi Numarası: 10.2215/cjn.03600410
Dergi Adı: CLINICAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.2018-2023
İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Background and objectives: Low serum testosterone levels in hemodialysis (HD) patients have recently been associated with cardiovascular risk factors and increased mortality. To confirm this observation, we investigated the predictive role of serum total testosterone levels on mortality in a large group of male HD patients from Turkey.