Sex Hormones and Pericardial Adipose Tissue

Do Endogenous Sex Hormones Affect Pericardial Adipose Tissue Volume of Males in The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)?

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03035526

Enrollment

3213

Registered

2017-01-30

Start date

2000-01-31

Completion date

2002-01-31

Last updated

2017-01-30

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Conditions

Pericardial Adipose Tissue and Sex Hormones

Brief summary

In this study, our aim is to show the relation between sex hormones and PAT and to confirm whether PAT is associated with coronary artery calcification (CAC) in different testosterone levels in the males.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

MALE

Age

45 Years to 84 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* 3213 males * African American * Caucasian * Asian (largely Chinese) and Hispanic adults aged 45-84 years and free of known cardiovascular disease at baseline (2000-2002)

Exclusion criteria

* Patients with known coronary artery disease

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Relation ship between pericardial adipose tissue and sex hormones in males	years	Total testosterone and sex hormone binding globulin levels were related with pericardial adipose tissue

Outcome results