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

Gulhane School of Medicine0 sites3,213 target enrollmentJanuary 2000

ConditionsPericardial Adipose Tissue and Sex Hormones

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Pericardial Adipose Tissue and Sex Hormones
Sponsor: Gulhane School of Medicine
Enrollment: 3213
Primary Endpoint: Relation ship between pericardial adipose tissue and sex hormones in males
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 9 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Similar Trials

Overview

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.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

January 2000

End Date

January 2002

Last Updated

9 years ago

Study Type

Observational

Sex

Male

Investigators

Sponsor

Gulhane School of Medicine

Responsible Party

Principal Investigator

Aydogan Aydogdu

Gulhane School of Medicine

Eligibility Criteria

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)