The following are the most important diseases or complications that may be contributed to by somatopause:
Respiratory system (J00-J99)
- Decreased total lung capacity, increased work of breathing, especially at night!!!
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90).
- Insulin resistance – decreased effectiveness of endogenous insulin at target organs skeletal muscle, adipose tissue, and liver.
- Hyperlipoproteinemia (increased VLDL triglycerides, decreased HDL cholesterol).
Skin and subcutaneous (L00-L99).
- Thin and dry skin
Cardiovascular system (I00-I99)
- Atherosclerosis (arteriosclerosis, hardening of the arteries).
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99).
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Back pain
- Osteoarthritis (wear diseases) of the spine and joints – such as coxarthrosis (osteoarthritis of the hip joint), gonarthrosis (osteoarthritis of the knee joint).
Psyche – Nervous System (F00-F99; G00-G99).
- Anxiety disorders
- Depression
- Erectile dysfunction (ED; erectile dysfunction)
- Insomnia (sleep disorders)
- Problems in the partnership, for example, due to self-esteem reduction.
Symptoms and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99).
- Fatigue and exhaustion.
- Lack of physical performance
Further
- Abnormal body composition (BIA)
- Increased body fat percentage (KFG ↑).
- Reduced muscle mass (muscle strength ↓)
- Increase in extracellular body mass (blood and tissue fluid ↑).