Low Testosterone Decreases Your Lifespan

Name: Low Testosterone Decreases Your Lifespan
Uploaded: 2024-06-20T12:00:50+00:00
Duration: 32 s
Channel: Dr. Charles Mok
Description: Spoken excerpt summarizing observational and genetic-evidence linking testosterone levels and mortality in older men. The speaker cites an Australian…

20 Jun 2024 · 1 min

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Spoken excerpt summarizing observational and genetic-evidence linking testosterone levels and mortality in older men. The speaker cites an Australian cohort (~4,500 men, ages in their 70s–90s) reporting highest mortality in the lowest-testosterone group and greatest longevity in mid-range testosterone, and references a UK Mendelian randomization study that reported high testosterone associated with increased mortality.

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About 4,500 men.

Older men in their 70s to 90s.

Men with mid-range testosterone.

Men with the lowest testosterone.

High testosterone is associated with increased mortality.

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Another study done in Australia looking at about 4,500 men that were older men, 70s and 90s, and they ranked them from low testosterone to high testosterone. They found that the men with the lowest testosterone were far more likely to die than any other group. The men with the mid range testosterone had the most longevity. The men with the lowest testosterone had the lowest longevity. There's a clear link between testosterone levels and aging. The reason I say this is there was one article published in the uk, it's called a Mendelian randomization where they said high testosterone is associated with more mortality. It.