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Published in final edited form as: J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 2008 Aug 9;112(1-3):32–39. doi: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2008.08.002

Table 3.

Plasma and fecal sex hormone levels of the groups

Variables	high fat & low fiber group (n = 22)	low fat & high fiber group (n = 22)	p values
Estrone (pmol/l)	306 ± 60	264 ± 84	0.069
Estradiol (pmol/l)	249 ± 80	221 ± 84	0.148^*
E1 + E2 (pmol/l)	556 ± 126	486 ± 159	0.067^*
E1 / E2 ratio	1.27 ± 0.22	1.24 ± 0.30	0.618^*
Androstenedione (nmol/l)	5.06 ± 1.20	4.94 ± 1.30	0.752
Testosterone (nmol/l)	1.55 ± 0.60	1.40 ± 0.44	0.375^*
Free testosterone (pmol/l)	15.66 ± 7.19	15.64 ± 6.32	0.856^*
SHBG (nmol/l)	54.47 ± 15.96	44.03 ± 18.47	0.051
DHEAS (µmol/l)	6.78 ± 3.13	6.96 ± 4.31	0.570^*
F-E1 (nmol/24h)	2.30 ± 2.10	3.03 ± 2.72	0.226^*
F-E2 (nmol/24h)	1.38 ± 1.32	1.77 ± 1.75	0.162^*
F-E3 (nmol/24h)	2.15 ± 1.95	3.10 ± 2.96	0.177^*
Total F-Estrogens (nmol/24h)	5.84 ± 5.23	7.90 ± 7.03	0.123^*

Means ± SD.

Significant p ≤ 0.050.

p values obtained using log variables values.

Independent sample t-test.

E1 = estrone; E2 = estradiol; E3 = estriol; SHBG = sex hormone binding globulin, DHEAS = Dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate; F = Fecal measures; Total F-estrogens = F-E1 +F-E2 +F-E3.