Signs of easy fatigue may indicate metabolic disorders

Jakarta (ANTARA) - A doctor at Primaya Hospital said that the signal of “easy fatigue” can indicate a metabolic disorder in the body during productive age.

In a press release from Primaya Hospital received in Jakarta on Friday, the hospital’s seminar material presented clinical data from the European Male Ageing Study (EMAS) showing a link between persistent fatigue complaints in men over 50 years of age and testosterone deficiency or “late-onset hypogonadism” (LOH).

The clinical data showed that the prevalence of testosterone deficiency was recorded to rise from 0.1 percent at ages 40 to 49 years to 5.1 percent at ages 70 to 79 years, especially in people with obesity and metabolic syndrome.

When changes such as easy fatigue, decreased stamina, or sexual dysfunction begin to persist and affect quality of life, the condition is no longer merely a factor of ageing, but can be related to testosterone deficiency in men.

Therefore, according to Marshell, it is important to carry out a proper medical evaluation and not simply regard it as a mere ageing process.

The same thing also occurs in diabetes. Metabolic disorders can develop without clear symptoms so that a person only becomes aware of their condition after complications appear.

Primaya Metabolic Endocrine 2026 noted that more than 250 million adults in the world are not yet aware that they are experiencing metabolic disorders, so the risk of complications can develop before treatment begins.

Internal Medicine Specialist, Subspecialist in Endocrinology, Metabolic, and Diabetes at Primaya Hospital, Dr. Khomimah, explained that diabetes is not just a matter of blood sugar. But the process involves various mechanisms and organs of the body, so its management also needs to look at the patient’s risk as a whole.

“(Management) needs to shift from a reactive approach to a more proactive one, including maintaining heart and kidney health from an early stage,” said Dr. Khomimah, Sp.PD-KEMD, FINASIM.