Table 3.
Geometric mean plasma levels* of E2, FSH, P4 and SHBG according to BMI among postmenopausal women not using HRT
| E2 nmol/L | FSH IU/L | P4 nmol/L | SHBG nmol/L | ||
| n | 95% CI | 95% CI | 95% CI | 95% CI | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | |||||
| BMI < 25 | 137 | 0.07 (0.06–0.07) | 76.7 (71.8–81.9) | 0.87 (0.78–0.97) | 51.8 (48.2–55.7) |
| 25 ≤ BMI < 30 | 91 | 0.07 (0.06–0.07) | 66.3 (61.2–71.9) | 0.78 (0.68–0.89) | 35.9 (32.8–39.2) |
| BMI ≥ 30 | 37 | 0.08 (0.07–0.09) | 52.0 (45.8–59.1) | 0.74 (0.61–0.91) | 29.1 (25.3–33.5) |
| ANCOVA* | p = 0.08 | p < 0.01 | p = 0.25 | p < 0.01 |
* Adjusted for age. The covariates alcohol and parity did not contribute significantly to the model for any of the analyses, and was omitted.