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Regular physical activity and serum hormone concentrations in elderly men (mean ± S.E.M.) |
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| Hormones |
Elderly runners |
Sedentary controls |
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| DHEA-S (μg/dl) |
79 ± 6 |
92 ± 14 |
| Free testosterone (pmol/l) |
258.4 ± 15.5 |
271.6 ± 19.1 |
| Total testosterone (ng/dl) |
529 ± 41 |
456 ± 36 |
| GH (μg/l) |
0.44 ± 0.12 |
0.68 ± 0.32 |
| Cortisol (μg/dl) |
13.7 ± 0.6 |
13.2 ± 0.8 |
| Cortisol/DHEA-S |
0.19 ± 0.01 |
0.19 ± 0.02 |
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No statistical differences were observed between groups | ||
Arai et al. Immunity & Ageing 2006 3:9 doi:10.1186/1742-4933-3-9 |
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