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Testosterone at 31 was not linked to health at 46 in Finnish study
A Finnish study found no significant link between testosterone at 31 and health at 46.
It followed 2,691 men born in Northern Finland in 1966, using blood tests taken at age 31 and health surveys completed at 46.
The men were grouped by testosterone level, but the lowest group’s median was still within the usual clinical range.
At 46, most men who answered the health survey described their health as good or excellent, and the pattern did not differ significantly between testosterone groups.
Some disease differences appeared between groups, but differences in metabolic and gastrointestinal disease were no longer significant after accounting for waist size.
The findings suggest that a lower testosterone reading at 31 did not predict poorer reported health or quality of life 15 years later, though missing survey responses may have affected the results.
A Finnish study found no substantial differences in self-reported health or quality of life at age 46 based on men’s testosterone levels at age 31.
The study used data from 2,691 men in the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966.
At age 46, 63.9% of men who answered the health questionnaire reported excellent or good health.
Differences in metabolic and gastrointestinal disease between some testosterone groups were no longer statistically significant after adjustment for waist circumference.
The researchers noted that missing survey responses could influence the results.
- Who
- Researchers studying 2,691 men in the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966.
- What
- The study examined whether testosterone levels at age 31 were associated with health and quality of life at age 46.
- When
- Testosterone was measured at age 31 and health outcomes were assessed at age 46.
- Where
- Northern Finland.
- Why
- To examine links between testosterone in early adulthood and health and quality of life in middle age.
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Researchers measured the men’s testosterone concentrations using fasting morning blood samples.
Participants were asked about their health and completed a questionnaire on quality of life.
- Study population
- 2,691 men
- Cohort
- Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966
- Lowest testosterone quartile
- Below 17.2 nmol/L
- Highest testosterone quartile
- At least 25.5 nmol/L
- Excellent or good health at age 46
- 63.9% of respondents
- Missing quality-of-life data
- Approximately 39% of men