Testosterone and hemoglobin in hemodialysis male and female patients.
| Title: | Testosterone and hemoglobin in hemodialysis male and female patients. |
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| Authors: | Ekart R; Department of Dialysis, Clinic for Internal Medicine, University Medical Centre Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia.; Taskovska M; Hojs N; Bevc S; Hojs R |
| Source: | Artificial organs [Artif Organs] 2014 Jul; Vol. 38 (7), pp. 598-603. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Nov 21. |
| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
| Journal Info: | Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 7802778 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1525-1594 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 0160564X NLM ISO Abbreviation: Artif Organs Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: Cambridge, MA : Wiley-Blackwell; Original Publication: Cleveland, International Society for Artificial Organs. |
| MeSH Terms: | Renal Dialysis*; Hemoglobins/*analysis ; Kidney Failure, Chronic/*blood ; Kidney Failure, Chronic/*therapy ; Testosterone/*blood; Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Prospective Studies ; Sex Factors |
| Abstract: | It has been speculated that testosterone stimulates erythropoiesis. We hypothesized that hemoglobin levels in hemodialysis (HD) patients are associated with serum testosterone concentrations. Testosterone, hemoglobin, and other biochemical parameters were measured in a representative sample of 98 chronic HD patients (50 male, 48 female; age 30-90 years, mean 65±13.9 years). We investigated relations among serum testosterone concentration, hemoglobin, ferritin, albumin, body mass index, lean body mass, total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, triglycerides, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), calcium (Ca), P, intact parathyroid hormone, N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide, Karnofsky performance status, and blood pressure (BP) before and after HD. A statistically significant positive correlation between testosterone and hemoglobin was found in all patients (r=0.25, P |
| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: End-stage renal disease; Female; Gender difference; Hemoglobin; Testosterone |
| Substance Nomenclature: | 0 (Hemoglobins); 3XMK78S47O (Testosterone) |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20131122 Date Completed: 20150309 Latest Revision: 20140721 |
| Update Code: | 20260130 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/aor.12218 |
| PMID: | 24256140 |
| Database: | MEDLINE |
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