High-density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol levels, inversely related to the risk of myocardial infarction, are determined by genetic and environmental factors...
Keywords: apolipoprotein A-I, coronary heart disease, estrogens, high-density lipoprotein, hypoalphalipoproteinemia
12/2004 | Clinical Chemical Laboratory Medicine, Walter de Gruyter
Background: Our aim was to establish sex hormone reference intervals measured with a new AutoDelfia immunoassay method for aged men free of medication and/or conditions known to influence sex hormone levels.
Methods: The reference population consisted of 466 individuals between 64 and 97 years (mean 72 years) and a mean body mass index (BMI) of 26.9 kg/m2.
Results and conclusions: Because age correlated significantly with most sex hormones studied, we calculated reference intervals for three age groups (64–69, 70–74 and ?75 years)...
Keywords: androgens, elderly, estrogens, men, reference interval, sex hormone-binding globulin
02/2007 | Clinical Chemical Laboratory Medicine, Walter de Gruyter