Association of 25-hydroxyvitamin D with sex hormones and body composition in Chinese older adults
In elderly men, 25-(OH)D levels correlated positively with total testosterone, but this correlation may be BMI-dependent. Additionally, as 25-(OH)D levels decreased, body fat percentage increased in this group, suggesting a potential mediating role of increased BMI/adiposity in the vitamin D-testosterone relationship.
Authors
- Shuangtong Yan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2344-4504)
- Guogang Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6380-3500)
- Yanping Gong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0233-9353)
- Cong Ma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7814-0500)
- Xinyu Miao
- Zhaoyan Gu
Institutions
- Chinese PLA General Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Endocrinology
- Published
- 2025-11-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2025.1714445
- Primary Topic
- Vitamin D Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00