Comparison of testosterone and estradiol test in men using immunoassay versus mass spectrometry

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Comparison of serum testosterone and estradiol measurements in 3174 European men using platform immunoassay and mass spectrometry; relevance for the diagnostics in aging men

EJE-11-1051v1
166/6/983

Ilpo T Huhtaniem et al


Department of Surgery and Cancer,
Imperial College London, Hammersmith Campus, London, UK



Abstract
Background
The limitations of serum testosterone and estradiol (E2) measurements using non-extraction platform immunoassays (IAs) are widely recognized. Switching to more specific mass spectrometry (MS)-based methods has been advocated, but directly comparative data on the two methods are scarce.

Methods We compared serum testosterone and E2 measurements in a large sample of middle-aged/elderly men using a common platform IA and a gas chromatography (GC)–MS method, in order to assess their limitations and advantages, and to diagnose male hypogonadism. Of subjects from the European Male Aging Study (n=3174; age 40–79 years), peripheral serum testosterone and E2 were analyzed using established commercial platform IAs (Roche Diagnostics E170) and in-house GC–MS methods.

Results
Over a broad concentration range, serum testosterone concentration measured by IA and MS showed high correlation (R=0.93, P<0.001), which was less robust in the hypogonadal range (<11&#8202;nmol/l; R=0.72, P<0.001). The IA/MS correlation was weaker in E2 measurements (R=0.32, P<0.001, at E2 <40.8&#8202;pmol/l, and R=0.74, P<0.001, at E2 >40.8&#8202;pmol/l). Using MS as the comparator method, IA ascertained low testosterone compatible with hypogonadism (<11&#8202;nmol/l), with 75% sensitivity and 96.3% specificity. The same parameters with IA for the detection of low E2 (<40.7&#8202;pmol/l) were 13.3 and 99.3%, and for high E2 (>120&#8202;pmol/l) 88.4 and 88.6%.

Conclusion
A validated platform IA is sufficient to detect subnormal testosterone concentrations in the diagnosis of male hypogonadism. The IA used for E2 measurements showed poor correlation with MS and may only be suitable for the detection of high E2 in men.
 
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