Association of Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate, Body Composition, and Physical Fitness in Independent Community‐Dwelling Older Men and Women

Abstract

In this group of independent community-dwelling older men, several factors were found to be associated with the serum DHEAS concentration, whereas in a group of older women, no such associations were identified with the exception of BMI. Men in the highest quartile of serum DHEAS level, compared with those with a serum DHEAS level in the lowest quartile, were younger, leaner, more fit, had higher TT and FT levels, and had a favorable lipid profile. No such differences were identified between the women in the highest and the lowest quartiles of serum DHEAS level.