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MISLEADING ARTICLE ABOUT TESTOSTERONE

This Article i found on the web site Rxconsult.com titled
"Testosterone Injections and Risk of Heart Attacks, Stroke, and Death"
The article has subtitle "Clinical Studies Showing Risk of Heart related effects". It does not state Increased Risk.
The author of the article Jonah-Lynn Padigus, PharmD states that
" The study found that testosterone use was associated with a 30% increase in risk of stroke, heart attack, and death."
He then presents the numbers :
There were altogether 8709 male veterans with an average age of 60 all with risk factors for heart disease such as diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol.
1223 men were receiving testosterone therapy and 7486 men did not.
Now lets go to the results
Of 1223 men in testosterone group
67 had died - 5.4%
33 had stroke 2.7%
23 had heart attacks 1.9%
Of 7486 men not on testosterone
681 had died -9% almost twice as much than in testosterone group
486 had stroke - 6.5% - more than 2 times more than in testosterone group
420 had heart attack - 5.6% almost 3 times more than in testosterone group.
The author concludes that "The study found that testosterone use was associated with a 30% increase in risk of stroke, heart attack, and death."
I calculated and recalculated these percentages because I did not believe my eyes. But they were correct.
I do not know if this is printing error or blatant lie. But how many readers would go to all the length of calculating percentages instead of blindly believe those conclusions.

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