Table 3.
Between group comparison for the outcome variables, using a non-parametric Mann-Whitney U test (95% CI, 2-tailed).
| Phenotypic characteristics (N=90/group) |
Mean Rank | Sum of Ranks | Mann-Whitney U test | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U-Statistic | Z-score | P-value (2-tailed) | |||
| Age Years) | 87.04 | 7833.50 | 3738.500 | -0.893 | 0.372 |
| Weight (cms) | 83.06 | 7475.50 | 3380.500 | -1.916 | 0.055 |
| Height (cms) | 92.28 | 8305.00 | 3890.000 | -0.458 | 0.647 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 81.84 | 7366.00 | 3271.000 | -2.229 | 0.026 |
| FBG (mmol/L) | 99.02 | 8911.50 | 3283.500 | -2.193 | 0.028 |
| FI (µIU/mL) | 90.49 | 8054.00 | 3961.000 | -0.127 | 0.899 |
| HOMA-IR | 96.03 | 8547.00 | 3468.000 | -1.549 | 0.121 |
| Creatinine (mcmol/L) | 108.39 | 9755.50 | 2439.500 | -4.609 | <0.001 |
| FSH (IU/mL) | 99.14 | 8923.00 | 3272.000 | -2.226 | 0.026 |
| LH (IU/mL) | 87.74 | 7897.00 | 3802.000 | -0.710 | 0.478 |
| TSH (IU/mL) | 94.85 | 8536.50 | 3658.500 | -1.120 | 0.263 |
| LH/FSH ratio (IU/mL) | 83.88 | 7549.00 | 3454.000 | -1.705 | 0.088 |
| Total Testosterone (nmol/L) | 126.86 | 11417.50 | 777.500 | -9.363 | <0.001 |
| TC (mmol/L) | 131.49 | 11834.00 | 361.000 | -10.554 | <0.001 |
| TG (mmol/L) | 94.03 | 8463.00 | 3723.000 | -0.910 | 0.363 |
| HDLc (mmol/L) | 107.15 | 9643.50 | 2551.500 | -4.287 | <0.001 |
| LDLc (mmol/L) | 103.78 | 9340.00 | 2855.000 | -3.419 | <0.001 |
BMI, Body Mass Index; FBG, Fasting Blood Glucose; FI, Fasting Insulin; HOMA-IR, Homeostatic Model of Assessment for Insulin Resistance; FSH, Follicle Stimulating Hormone; LH, Leutinizing Hormone; TSH, Thyroid Stimulating Hormone; TC, Total Cholesterol; TG, Triglycerides;HDLc, High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and LDLc, Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol.