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BMD was measured at yearly intervals over a period of 4 yr using dual x-ray absorptiometry. Fasting blood was analyzed at baseline for testosterone (T), E2, and SHBG; the respective bioavailable fractions, BioT and BioE2, were calculated. Serum BioE2 was associated with baseline BMD at different assessed skeletal sites, with correlation coefficients ranging between 0.23 and 0.37 (P &amp;lt; 0.001). Estimated annual percentage change of BMD (%BMD) was \u22120.39% [95% confidence index (CI), \u22120.56, \u22120.22] at the total hip, \u22120.04% (95% CI, \u22120.29, 0.21) at the femoral neck, and \u22120.37% (95% CI, \u22120.45, \u22120.29) at the total distal forearm. Higher circulating BioE2 levels were associated with less bone loss at the forearm and the hip (P &amp;lt; 0.05). The CYP19 gene (TTTA)n-repeat length (determined by fragment analysis) was not associated with baseline BMD in the total group of elderly men. However, a significant association was observed between the CYP19 genotype and BMD change at the distal forearm; the highest bone loss was observed in subjects homozygotic for the shortest observed allele length of (TTTA)7-repeats (P &amp;lt; 0.02). The CYP19 (TTTA)n-repeat length was not associated with either baseline BioE2 or the BioT\/BioE2 ratio. In multiple linear regression models, the CYP19 genotype and serum BioE2 were determinants of %BMD change at the forearm (P &amp;lt; 0.05). No significant contribution of BioT to %BMD change was evident. As to fracture risk, the allele containing the shortest (TTTA)n-repeat length was more represented not only in elderly men with a positive personal fracture history (Pearson\u2019s \u03c72 test = 4.03; df = 1; P = 0.05) but also in study subjects with a positive fracture history in their first-degree relatives (Pearson\u2019s \u03c72 test = 6.48; df = 1; P = 0.01). 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