Measurement of the serum testosterone concentration is usually the most important single diagnostic test for male hypogonadism because a low value usually indicates hypogonadism. Measurement of the serum total (free plus protein-bound) testosterone concentration is usually an accurate reflection of testostero...
ratio (HR; 95 % CI) associated with 1 SD greater log-transformed sex hormone level for the respective outcomes of CVD, CHD, and HF were as follows: total testosterone: 1.14 (95 % CI: 1.01 to 1.29), 1.20 (95 % CI: 1.03 to 1.40), 1.09 (95 % CI: 0.90 to 1.34); estradiol: 0.94...