Practical consequences of the validation of a mathematical model in assessment of partial androgen deficiency in the aging male using bioavailable testosterone
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Abstract
Partial androgen deficiency or the andropause in the aging male is a complex clinical and biochemical entity that needs to be analyzed at two levels of the constituent structure: the 'deep structure' should come to light with more intensive research, while the 'surface structure' holds the attention of investigators who focus on hormone measurements in the blood to help diagnose the andropause. In this study, it is recognized that bioavailable testosterone decreases progressively during the aging process. This physiological decline may be so important, or so close to castration levels, that aged men may experience numerous symptoms of hypogonadism. The assay for bioavailable testosterone was indirectly validated with a set of equations derived from our knowledge of the law of mass action at equilibrium, as proposed by Vermeulen and colleagues in 1999. With this mathematical model, we have shown that calculated free testosterone was highly correlated with bioavailable testosterone. It is therefore concluded that the evaluation of aged men's androgenicity should rely on at least one of these free testosterone assessments (bioavailable or calculated free testosterone) for the sake of reproducibility in the construction of the 'surface structure' of the andropause in the coming years.
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Codex and Gemma teacher scores by category
| Category | Codex | Gemma |
|---|---|---|
| Metaresearch | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
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