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Is the Androgen Deficiency of Aging Men (ADAM) questionnaire useful for the screening of partial androgenic deficiency of aging men?
(2009)
Background: Androgen serum levels significantly decrease in older men, causing quality of life impairment and increasing the risk of chronic disease. This disorder is defined as PADAM (Partial Androgen Deficiency of Aging ...
Copper Supplementation at 8 mg Neither Affects Circulating Lipids nor Liver Function in Apparently Healthy Chilean Men
(Springer, 2013)
Copper (Cu) deficiency has been reported to influence
lipid metabolism, but the effects in humans are controversial.
To evaluate the effects of 8 mg Cu/day supplementation
(as copper sulfate) for 6 months on the lipid ...
Diet, plasma, erythrocytes, and spermatozoa fatty acid composition changes in young vegan men
(Wiley, 2020)
There has been increasing interest in vegan diets, but how this dietary pattern regulates tissue fatty acids (FA), especially in men, is unclear. Our aim was to evaluate the effect of a vegan diet on plasma, erythrocyte, ...
Copper status and intake in aged healthy men and chronic patients
(1996)
This cross-sectional study assess copper status and intake and their relationships with some biochemical variables in 52 elderly male patients with chronic diseases and 50 healthy elderly. Copper was determined by atomic ...
Gender-related differences in functional assessment of serotonergic system in healthy young subjects
(S T M EDITORES, S A, 2008-07)
stimulants has been widely used in the study of diverse
psychiatric disorders. However, the characterization of this
response in normal subjects is still incomplete.
Objective. To compare the response to serotonin ...
Hyperhomocysteinemia in healthy young men and elderly men with normal serum folate concentration is not associated with poor vascular reactivity or oxidative stress
(2004)
The mechanism by which homocysteine (Hcy) causes endothelial dysfunction is probably mediated by oxidative stress. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of oxidative stress on endothelial function in young and ...
The blood pressure variability and baroreflex sensitivity in healthy participants are not determined by sex or cardiorespiratory fitness
(2018-10)
Heart rate (HR) and blood pressure (BP) autonomic modulation and baroreflex sensitivity (BRS) are important indexes of cardiovascular homeostasis. However, methodological errors are often observed, such as joint analysis ...
Prevalence of anemia in elderly subjects living at home: role of micronutrient deficiency and inflammation
(2000-11)
Objective: Aging is associated with increased risk of developing anemia and micronutrient deficiencies. Wheat-based staple foods are iron fortified in Chile. We aimed to establish the prevalence and etiology of anemia in ...
Determination of body composition using air displacement plethysmography, anthropometry and bio-electrical impedance in rural elderly Mexican men and women
(2004)
Background and aims: Air displacement plethysmography with the BOD-POD is a new densitometry technique, and has been found to be an accurate method to measure body composition. The aim of this study was to assess body ...
Gender differences in the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in a southern Latin American country: a pilot study
(Taylor & Francis, 2020)
Aim: This study aimed to study the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency, assessing the influence of sex, age, and season of the year. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 1329 healthy subjects (668 women and ...