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. 2019 Mar 11;104(8):3403–3414. doi: 10.1210/jc.2018-02697

Table 2.

Presenting Symptoms and Characteristics of Predisposing Factors in Subjects With FHH

Subject Age (y) TV (mL) Presenting Symptoms Exercise Weight Loss Body Fat (%) Comments
1 19 23 ↓ Libido, erectile dysfunction X n/a Weight loss = 14% of BW
2 19 20 ↓ Training performance, ↓ libido, ↓ morning erections X 10.3 Exercise = 2–5 h/d (triathlete); restrictive diet
3 18 20 ↓ Training performance, ↓ libido X 4.1 Exercise = 2–3 h/d; restrictive diet; weight loss = 10% of BW
4 26 23 ↓ Libido, erectile dysfunction X 7.8 Weight loss = 13% of BW (daily exercise + restrictive diet)
5 18 20 ↓ Training performance, ↓ libido, absent morning erections X X 12.0 Exercise = runs 75–80 miles/wk
6 21 20 ↓ Libido, ↓ morning erections X X 8.1 Exercise = runs 40–50 miles/wk, weight loss = 15% of BW
7 18 25 ↓ Training performance, absent morning erections X 13.0 Exercise = 2 h/d (running, elliptical, and weight lifting)
8 31 25 ↓ Libido and potency X n/a Exercise = runs 40–45 miles/wk
9 31 17 ↓ Libido and potency X n/a Weight loss = 27% of BW (daily exercise + restrictive diet)
10 33 23 ↓ Libido, absent morning erections X n/a Weight loss = 19% of BW (daily exercise + restrictive diet)

Body fat was assessed using DXA.

Abbreviations: BW, body weight; n/a, not applicable.