OBJECTIVE: A decline in @entity2339 function is often seen in elderly @entity1 , and @entity14256 is common. Symptoms of both @entity2339 and @entity14256 include dysphoria, @entity1295 , and low libido. The authors compared total @entity251 levels in three groups of elderly @entity1 . METHOD: Total @entity251 levels were measured in subjects who met DSM-IV criteria for @entity308 (N=13) or @entity14256 (N=32) and a comparison group (N=175) who had participated in an epidemiological study of male aging and had scored below the median on the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, a well-validated, self-report @entity308 symptom inventory. RESULTS: There were no differences among the three groups in measured demographic variables, including age and weight. Median @entity251 levels varied for those with @entity14256 (295 ng/dl), @entity308 (425 ng/dl), and no @entity308 (423 ng/dl). A test for differences in central tendency showed a statistically significant difference among the three groups. Post hoc pairwise comparisons revealed statistically significant differences between those with @entity14256 and those with @entity308 and no @entity308 . CONCLUSIONS: Total @entity251 levels were lower in elderly @entity1 with @entity14256 than in @entity1 with @entity308 and @entity1 without @entity308 symptoms. @entity14256 in elderly @entity1 may be related to @entity2339 .

Low @entity251 levels in elderly XXXX with @entity14256 .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['men'] @entity251 :: ('MESH:D013739', 'Chemical') :: ['testosterone'] @entity14256 :: ('MESH:D019263', 'Disease') :: ['Dysthymic disorder', 'dysthymic disorder'] @entity308 :: ('MESH:D003866', 'Disease') :: ['depression', 'major depressive disorder', 'depressive'] @entity1295 :: ('MESH:D005221', 'Disease') :: ['fatigue'] @entity2339 :: ('MESH:D007029', 'Disease') :: ['HPG axis hypofunction', 'hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis']
@entity1 :: (9606,Species) :: ['men']
