• Low free testosterone and prostate cancer risk: A collaborative analysis of 20 prospective studies 

      Watts, Eleanor L.; Appleby, Paul N.; Perez-Cornago, Aurora; Bueno-De-Mesquita, Hendrik Bastiaan; Chan, June M.; Chen, Chu; Cohn, Barbara A.; Cook, Michael B.; Flicker, Leon; Freedman, Neal D.; Giles, Graham G.; Giovannucci, Edward; Gislefoss, Randi Elin; Hankey, Graeme J.; Kaaks, Rudolf; Knekt, Paul; Kolonel, Laurence N.; Kubo, Tatsuhiko; Le Marchand, Loïc; Luben, Robert N.; Luostarinen, Tapio; Männistö, Satu; Metter, E. Jeffrey; Mikami, Kazuya; Milne, Roger L.; Ozasa, Kotaro; Platz, Elizabeth A.; Quirós, José Ramón; Rissanen, Harri; Sawada, Norie; Stampfer, Meir; Stanczyk, Frank Z.; Stattin, Pär; Tamakoshi, Akiko; Tangen, Catherine M.; Thompson, Ian M.; Tsilidis, Konstantinos K.; Tsugane, Shoichiro; Ursin, Giske; Vatten, Lars Johan; Weiss, Noel S.; Yeap, Bu B.; Allen, Naomi E.; Key, Timothy J.; Travis, Ruth C. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Background Experimental and clinical evidence implicates testosterone in the aetiology of prostate cancer. Variation across the normal range of circulating free testosterone concentrations may not lead to changes in ...
    • Low thyroid function is not associated with an accelerated deterioration in renal function 

      Meuwese, Christiaan L.; van Diepen, Merel; Cappola, Anne R.; Sarnak, Mark J.; Shlipak, Michael G.; Bauer, Douglas C.; Fried, Linda P.; Iacoviello, Massimo; Vaes, Bert; Degryse, Jean; Khaw, Kay-Tee; Luben, Robert N.; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Bjøro, Trine; Vatten, Lars Johan; de Craen, Anton J.M.; Trompet, Stella; Iervasi, Giorgio; Molinaro, Sabrina; Ceresini, Graziano; Ferrucci, Luigi; Dullaart, Robin P.F.; Bakker, Stephan J.L.; Jukema, J. Wouter; Kearney, Patricia M.; Stott, David J.; Peeters, Robin P.; Franco, Oscar H.; Völzke, Henry; Walsh, John P.; Bremner, Alexandra; Sgarbi, José A.; Maciel, Rui M.B.; Imaizumi, Misa; Ohishi, Waka; Dekker, Friedo W.; Rodondi, Nicolas; Gussekloo, Jacobijn; den Elzen, Wendy P.J. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Background Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is frequently accompanied by thyroid hormone dysfunction. It is currently unclear whether these alterations are the cause or consequence of CKD. This study aimed at studying the ...
    • Thyroid function tests in the reference range and fracture: Individual participant analysis of prospective cohorts 

      Aubert, Carole E.; Floriani, Carmen; Bauer, Douglas C.; da Costa, Bruno R.; Segna, Daniel; Blum, Manuel R.; Collet, Tinh-Hai; Fink, Howard A.; Cappola, Anne R.; Syrogiannouli, Lamprini; Peeters, Robin P.; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Den Elzen, Wendy P.J.; Luben, Robert N.; Bremner, Alexandra P.; Gogakos, Apostolos; Eastell, Richard; Kearney, Patricia M.; Hoff, Mari; Le Blanc, Erin; Ceresini, Graziano; Rivadeneira, Fernando; Uitterlinden, André G.; Khaw, Kay-Tee; Langhammer, Arnulf; Stott, David J.; Westendorp, Rudi G.J.; Ferrucci, Luigi; Williams, Graham R.; Gussekloo, Jacobijn; Walsh, John P.; Aujesky, Drahomir; Rodondi, Nicolas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Context Hyperthyroidism is associated with increased fracture risk, but it is not clear if lower thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and higher free thyroxine (FT4) in euthyroid individuals are associated with fracture ...