The effects of endogenous and exogenous androgens on cardiovascular disease risk factors and progression

Table 1 Various studies continue to support that endogenous androgen levels are inversely correlated with the progression of atherosclerosis.

	Androgen effects in men	Androgen effects in women
Coronary artery atherosclerosis	Negative correlation [8, 27]
Carotid artery atherosclerosis	Negative correlation [12, 14, 22–25]	Negative correlation [7, 10, 19–21]
Aorta atherosclerosis	Negative correlation [13, 26]	Positive correlation (largely diluted when adjusted for other cardiovascular risk factors) [13]
Peripheral vasculature atherosclerosis	Negative correlation [24]

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