Frailty in older men may be linked to lack of testosterone, a new study has claimed.
“This is an important finding because frailty is poorly understood. We don’t completely understand how people become frail, but our study suggests that testosterone m
ight play a role in men. “Not everyone becomes frail as they age, so we’re hoping to find out why some people develop this condition. Not only will this improve people’s quality of life as they age, but healthier populations require less medical treatment, reducing the demand on the health system,” said lead author Zoë Hyde of Western Australian Centre for Health and Ageing.
Frailty is a state that occurs when a person nears the limits of their health reserves, so that when they are confronted by an event they might ordinarily be able to handle, it instead leads to more serious illness or death.
“There have been tremendous gains in life expectancy in recent decades, but we want to make those extra years of life healthier,” said Hyde. —PTI