Serum albumin is part of basic blood work.
Albumin has been reported to be subject to age related decline as with hGH, T, FT, DHEA etc. And SHBG typically increases with age.
Bio-available T is mostly bound to albumin. The albumin transports testosterone and releases T.
SHBG bound T is non active.
The ratio of albumin to SHBG has significant effects. As we age, albumin goes down and SHBG typically goes up. That reduces the effects of T in your body.
Lab ranges are grams per liter, typical range would be [35 - 55 g/L] or [3.5 - 5.5 g/dl].
If your albumin is in the upper range, that would be good.
If albumin is low, that could be from a medical condition.
This suggests a different ranges:
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We measured serum albumin, total protein, and electrolyte concentrations in 5328 consecutive patients aged 1 month to 102 years. Most patients (3750; 70%) had a normal albumin, but 1158 had hypoalbuminemia (�?�3.4 g/dL); 420 had hyperalbuminemia (�?�4.7 g/dL).
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