blood lipids may have influence on the emotional well-being in young men血脂可能影响年轻人的心理健康.pdfVIP

Vol.2, No.5, 441-447 (2010) Health doi:10.4236/health.2010.25066 Blood lipids may have influence on the emotional well-being in young men Edyta Kramek, Sylwia Jastrzebska, Renata Walczak-Jedrzejowska, Katarzyna Marchlewska, Elzbieta Oszukowska, Anna Guminska, Krzysztof Kula, Jolanta Slowikowska-Hilczer* Department of Andrology and Reproductive Endocrinology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland; *Corresponding Author: jolanta.slowikowska-hilczer@umed.lodz.pl Received 14 January 2010; revised 4 February 2010; accepted 6 February 2010. ABSTRACT nal changes in menstrual cycle and changes in mood in women [1,2]. Recent long-term, prospective studies have Anamnestic data on general health and medical demonstrated that the transition to menopause is associ- conditions were achieved from 136 men (20-49 ated with higher risk for new onset and recurrent depres- yrs). Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI-II) ques- sion [3]. In men, however, interrelationship between the tionnaire was used to assess depressive symp- emotional state and sex steroids serum levels are con- tomatology. Body weight, height, waist and hip troversial. Low testosterone serum level in hypogonadal circumference, arterial blood pressure were mea- men is characterised by depressed mood and emotional sured. Serum levels of total cholesterol (TC), LDL instability [4,5]. Androgen deficiency in the aging male, cholesterol (LDL-C), HDL cho