In older men, higher plasma testosterone or dihydrotestosterone is an independent predictor for reduced incidence of stroke but not myocardial infarction

Yeap, Bu B., Alfonso, Helman, Chubb, S.A. Paul, Hankey, Graeme J., Handelsman, David J., Golledge, Jonathan, Almeida, Osvaldo P., Flicker, Leon, and Norman, Paul E. (2014) In older men, higher plasma testosterone or dihydrotestosterone is an independent predictor for reduced incidence of stroke but not myocardial infarction. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 99 (12). pp. 4565-4573.

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Context: Older men have lower T levels, but whether differences in circulating T or its metabolites dihydrotestosterone (DHT) or estradiol (E2) contribute to cardiovascular disease remains controversial.

Objective: We tested the hypothesis that plasma T, DHT, and E2 are differentially associated with the incidence of myocardial infarction (MI) and stroke in older men.

Participants and Methods: Plasma total T, DHT, and E2 were assayed using liquid chromatographymass spectrometry in early-morning samples from 3690 community-dwelling men aged 70-89 years. Outcomes of the first hospital admission or death due to MI or stroke were ascertained by data linkage.

Results: Mean follow-up was 6.6 years. Incident MI occurred in 344, stroke in 300, and neither in 3046 men. In a multivariate analysis adjusting for age and other risk factors, T, DHT, and E2 were not associated with incident MI [fully adjusted hazard ratio (HR) for T in quartile (Q) 4 vs Q1: 0.92, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.66-1.28; DHT: 0.83, 95% CI 0.59-1.15; E2: 0.84, 95% CI 0.62-1.15]. Higher T or DHT was associated with a lower incidence of stroke (T: Q4: Q1 fully adjusted HR 0.56, 95% CI 0.39-0.81, P = .002; DHT: 0.57, 95% CI 0.40-0.81, P = .002). E2 was not associated with stroke (HR 0.76, 95% CI 0.54-1.08, P = .123).

Conclusions: Higher plasma T or DHT is a biomarker for reduced risk of stroke but not MI. Androgen exposure may influence outcomes after rather than the incidence of MI, whereas androgens but not E2 are independent predictors of stroke risk. Randomized clinical trials are needed to clarify the impact of modifying TorDHTonthe risk of stroke in aging men.

Item ID: 37232
Item Type: Article (Research - C1)
ISSN: 1945-7197
Funders: National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (NHMRC)
Date Deposited: 28 Jan 2015 07:35
FoR Codes: 11 MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES > 1102 Cardiovascular Medicine and Haematology > 110201 Cardiology (incl Cardiovascular Diseases) @ 100%
SEO Codes: 92 HEALTH > 9201 Clinical Health (Organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions) > 920103 Cardiovascular System and Diseases @ 100%
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