Leandra Analia Freitas Negretto, Nelson Rassi, Leonardo Ribeiro Soares, Amanda Bueno Carvalho Saraiva, Maria Emília Figueiredo Teixeira, Luciana da Ressurreição Santos, Ana Luiza Lima Souza, Paulo Cesar B Veiga Jardim, Weimar Kunz Sebba Barroso de Souza, Thiago de Souza Veiga Jardim
BACKGROUND: Testosterone deficiency (TD) is a prevalent condition in our midst and still very neglected. Arterial hypertension (AH) is one of the possible associated factors. OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of TD in a hypertensive male population and the factors associated with its occurrence, such as age, time since hypertension diagnosis, number of antihypertensive classes, body mass index (BMI), diabetes, dyslipidemia, chronic kidney disease (CKD), positive symptoms of TD (positive ADAM questionnaire) and use of spironolactone...
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