Metabolic Complications and Increased Cardiovascular Risks as a Result of Androgen Deprivation Therapy in Men with Prostate Cancer

Table 1

Effects of ADT.

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(1) Sexual dysfunction

(2) Decreased libido

(3) Impotence

(4) Decreased lean body mass

(5) Increased fat mass

(6) Decreased quality of life

(7) Gynecomastia

(8) Hot flushes

(9) Insulin resistance

(10) Metabolic syndrome

(11) Increased TC

(12) Increased TG

(13) Increased LDL

(14) Changes in cognition

(15) Hyperglycemia

(16) Increased blood urea nitrogen

(17) Decreased red blood cell counts

(18) Decreased hemoglobin

(19) Decreased hematocrit

(20) Decreased uric acid

(21) Increased arterial pressure

(22) Increased arterial stiffness

(23) Increased leptin

(24) Increased resistin

(25) Increased cardiovascular mortality

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