Association Between Low Serum Testosterone and the Development of Metabolic Syndrome in Elderly Taiwanese Men

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Table 1 Patient Characteristics of the Participants in Different Age Group with or Without MS

	Age<50 (n=3,066)			Age=50–64 (n=1,384)			Age≧65 (n=216)
	Non-MS (n=2,430)	MS (n=636)	P	Non-MS (n=988)	MS (n=396)	P	Non-MS (n=139)	MS (n=77)	P
Age	38.8±6.7	40.1±5.9	<0.001***	55.8±4.4	55.7±4.4	0.703	70.9±4.7	71.4±4.5	0.472
BMI	23.9±3.1	28.2±3.7	<0.001***	23.9±2.5	27.1±2.8	<0.001***	23.7±2.7	26.7±2.4	<0.001***
WC	81.6±7.6	92.8±8.7	<0.001***	82.5±6.8	92.2±7.3	<0.001***	84.1±7.4	93.5±6.2	<0.001***
SBP	115.9±12.5	128.0±14.3	<0.001***	118.2±14.5	131.7±15.7	<0.001***	125.4±17.6	138.7±14.3	<0.001***
DBP	74.5±9.2	83.2±9.9	<0.001***	77.4±9.6	84.9±9.8	<0.001***	75.4±8.9	81.3±7.7	<0.001***
HDL	53.1±10.9	45.1±8.9	<0.001***	57.9±12.2	45.8±9.9	<0.001***	55.6±12.4	47.96±10.8	<0.001***
TG	115.2±71.9	228.5±166.9	<0.001***	111.1±57.6	194.9±100.4	<0.001***	93.7±41.3	183.1±115.5	<0.001***
FBS	100.2±12.5	113.9±32.6	<0.001***	107.1±19.9	120.7±27.5	<0.001***	109.3±20.6	120.6±33.4	0.002**
T	5.4±2.0	4.2±1.8	<0.001***	5.6±2.4	4.4±2.5	<0.001***	6.1±3.1	4.3±1.6	<0.001***

Note: **P<0.01; ***P<0.001.

Abbreviations: MS, metabolic syndrome; BMI, body mass index (Kg/m²); WC, waist circumference (cm); SBP, systolic blood pressure (mmHg); DBP, diastolic blood pressure (mmHg); HDL, high-density lipoprotein (mg/dL); TG, triglyceride (mg/dL); FBS, fasting blood sugar (mg/dL); T, testosterone (ng/mL).

Table 2 Logistic Regression Analysis for BMI and Testosterone

	ß	OR	95% CI for OR		ß	OR	95% CI for OR
			Lower	Upper			Lower	Upper
T	−0.189	0.828***	0.788	0.869	−0.192	0.825***	0.785	0.867
BMI	0.353	1.424***	1.384	1.465	0.373	1.452***	1.410	1.496
age	–	–	–	–	0.039	1.040***	1.032	1.047

Note: ***P<0.001.

Figure 1 The One-way ANOVA of mean T levels between different numbers of measures that exceeds the cut-off values of MS components.

Table 3 Logistic Regression Analysis for BMI and Testosterone and MS in Different Age Group

	Age<50 (n=3,066)				Age=50–64 (n=1,384)				Age≧65(n=216)
	ß	OR	95% CI for OR		ß	OR	95% CI for OR		ß	OR	95% CI for OR
			Lower	Upper							Lower	Upper
T	−0.211	0.810***	0.758	0.865	−0.141	0.868***	0.802	0.940	−0.367	0.693**	0.559	0.858
BMI	0.335	1.397***	1.351	1.446	0.438	1.550***	1.459	1.647	0.417	1.517***	1.302	1.768

Note: **P<0.01; ***P<0.001.