Table 1.
Study participant characteristics.
| Variable | Study Population |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Sample time point 1 (n = 68) | Sample time point 2 (n = 75) | ||
| Age, years | 50.0 (40.1–50.2) | 60.0 (50.5–60.1) | |
| Body mass index, kg/m^2 | 25.7 (23.6–27.4) | 26.5 (24.4–28.4) | |
| Body mass index groups, n (%) | Underweight (<18.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Normal weight (18.5–24.9) | 26 (38.2) | 23 (31.1) | |
| Overweight (25.0–29.9) | 36 (53.0) | 38 (51.3) | |
| Obese (>30.0) | 6 (8.8) | 12 (16.2) | |
| Unknown | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.4) | |
| Smoking status, n (%) | Never | 29 (42.6) | 36 (48.7) |
| Former | 18 (26.5) | 24 (32.4) | |
| Current | 18 (26.5) | 10 (13.5) | |
| Unknown | 3 (4.4) | 4 (5.4) | |
| Alcohol consumption, grams/day | 4.4 (2.2–7.6) | 5.4 (2.3–7.9) | |
| Serological levels | Androstenedione, ng/mL | 0.9 (0.7–1.2) | 0.7 (0.5–0.9) |
| Dehydroepiandrosterone, ng/mL | 3.6 (2.9–5.0) | 2.4 (1.5–3.1) | |
| Estrone, pg/mL | 31.9 (25.1–35.5) | 30.0 (25.4–37.6) | |
| Estradiol, pg/mL | 17.6 (15.7–22.6) | 17.6 (15.3–22.1) | |
| Progesterone, pg/mL | 57.9 (40.2–84.3) | 47.7 (32.8–70.5) | |
| Testosterone, ng/mL | 3.7 (3.1–4.1) | 3.1 (2.7–3.7) | |
| Free estradiol, pg/mL | 0.5 (0.4–0.7) | 0.5 (0.4–0.6) | |
| Free testosterone, pg/mL | 75.3 (66.5–85.4) | 64.8 (53.7–70.8) | |
| SHBG, nmol/L | 25.1 (19.1–33.3) | 25.56 (19.6–36.0) | |