Hormonal predictors of cardiovascular outcomes and mortality in ageing men: the role of androgens and the IGF system.

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/513823

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

As men age levels of testosterone and growth hormone fall while ill health increases. We do not know if low hormone levels directly cause heart disease. We will measure testosterone and IGF1, which reflects growth hormone, in 4,200 older men, and relate hormone levels to the future risk of ill health especially heart disease, stroke and large artery blockages. This will clarify whether low hormone levels increase risk of ill health, and the value of studies to test hormone therapy in older men.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2008

End Date: 01-01-2008

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $125,035.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Nutritional science

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Cardiovascular disease | Heart disease | Hormone deficiency | IGF1 | Male ageing | Older men | Testosterone | Vascular disease

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