Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Disease, Gansu Province, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
The First School of Clinical Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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The First School of Clinical Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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The First School of Clinical Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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The First School of Clinical Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Disease, Gansu Province, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
The First School of Clinical Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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Introduction The growing aging population and the increasing prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) have become a substantial concern for healthcare systems worldwide. A study reported that the prevalence of diabetes peaks at the age of
Tulane University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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Tulane University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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Introduction Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) is a steroid hormone that is sometimes called the ‘anti-aging hormone’ because of ts protective effects on memory, neuronal growth, and neuronal activity ( 1 ). DHEA is produced both centrally, as a
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Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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levels compared to men above 45 years of age. Adjustment for serum testosterone levels diminished the sex differences in serum phosphate but not serum calcium levels, while adjustment for serum estradiol did not consistently influence sex differences in
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dietary habits, excess caloric intake, and low physical activity ( 4 , 5 ). Although new technologies and medical advances have improved life expectancy over the years, reduced quality of life paradoxically persists in the aging population, driven mostly
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risk for failure to attain peak bone mass or for early loss of BD, due to estrogen deficiency at an early age ( 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ). Consequently, women with POI are advised to use hormone replacement therapy (HRT) ( 6 ). In contrast to POI, the
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Introduction Testosterone is a sex steroid hormone with profound influence on various tissues ( 1 , 2 , 3 ). The precipitous decline in systemic testosterone with age is well described ( 4 ). Additionally, sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG
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across different age groups, is unclear. Previously, we observed that besides abdominal obesity, elevated blood pressure was the most common abnormality contributing to the prevalence of MetS, within all BMI classes ( 6 , 7 ). Elevated blood pressure
Tropical Institute of Reproductive Medicine, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil
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Introduction Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) has a prevalence ranging from 5 to 20% in women of reproductive age, depending on the population and criteria used for making a definitive diagnosis ( 1 , 2 ). The use of ultrasound may increase
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-risk and low-risk patients on the basis of the tumor and patient characteristics. Several factors have been associated with aggressive behavior in WDTC, including the age at diagnosis, the gender of the patient, the size and extension of the primary tumor
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on the influence of age, sex and body mass on HPA dynamics are conflicting ( 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 ). The small size of most cohorts evaluated to date, the narrow age and BMI ranges encompassed and the