Androgen deficiency and bone mineral density in men with rheumatoid arthritis.

Abstract

Reduced BMD is common among men with RA. The predictors for spine and femoral neck BMD bear little direct relationship to blood testosterone concentrations despite the relatively high prevalence of low testosterone concentrations in this population. These findings are more consistent with the possibility that low testosterone concentrations in men with RA are a bystander effect of systemic inflammatory disease.