SOURCE-LINKED STUDY SUMMARY
Anthropometric, functional and lifestyle-related factors associated with testosterone levels among middle-aged men in Uzbekistan: protocol for a population-based cross-sectional study.
Abstract summarized · Quality not appraised
- Studied
- A protocol describes a planned cross-sectional study of body measurements, physical function and lifestyle factors associated with testosterone.
- Who / model
- Approximately 600 men aged 35–59 are planned for recruitment in Uzbekistan's Andijan region. This is a target sample, not a completed cohort.
- Studied dose & schedule
- Dose and schedule have not yet been extracted for this summary.
- Found
- No study results are reported. The primary outcome is blood total-testosterone concentration. Planned secondary work examines associated factors and develops a prediction model for identifying testosterone deficiency.
- Limits
- Study limitations were not stated in the abstract. Methodological quality has not been appraised.
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Original publication ↗ · DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2026-123601