Table 3 An overview of the statistically significant negative correlations from various recent study results regarding the effects of endogenous androgen levels on carotid IMT measurements in men.

Kiechl et al, 2000 [9]

371 men

-

Van de Beld et al, 2003 [12]

403 elderly men

-

-

SS

- 139 with CVD

-

-

SS

- 263 without CVD

-

-

SS

Muller et al, 2004 [14]

195 elderly men

SS

-

De Pergola et al, 2003 [22]

127 overweight and obese young men

SS

Makinen et al, 2005 [23]

96 andropausal and 140 normal elderly men

SS

Yang et al, 2005 [24]

70 elderly men (38 cases and 32 controls)

SS

-

Svartberg et al, 2006 [25]

1482 men with or without CVD

-

-

SS