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Free Testosterone Levels Are Associated with Mobility Limitation and Physical Performance in Community-Dwelling Men: The Framingham Offspring Study

Joanne B. Krasnoff, Shehzad Basaria, Michael J. Pencina, Guneet K. Jasuja, Ramachandran S. Vasan, Jagadish Ulloor, Anqi Zhang, Andrea D. Coviello, Margaret Kelly‐Hayes, Ralph B. D’Agostino,

The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism · 2010 · 145 citations · 58 references

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Abstract

Lower levels of baseline FT are associated with a greater risk of incident or worsening mobility limitation in community-dwelling older men. Whether this risk can be reduced with testosterone therapy needs to be determined by randomized trials.

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