Table 1.
Mean and SEM’s of age, BMI, and hormone levels for phases of the cycle for premenopausal women with complete data (n=14).
| Measure | EFP | Midcycle | MLP | P-valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, yr | 35.6 (2.1) | |||
| BMI[C4] (kg/m2) | 23.5 (1.4) | |||
| T[CW5] (ng/dl) | 15.4 (1.6) | 22.7 (1.7) | 18.7 (1.5) | 0.0003 |
| DHT (ng/dl) | 8.1 (0.85) | 8.4 (0.75) | 8.5 (0.88) | 0.59 |
| SHBG (nmol/l) | 85.3 (9.2) | 99.0 (8.8) | 103.4 (10.7) | 0.0011 |
| E2 (pg/ml) | 68.1 (18.6) | 98.1 (19.0) | 106.8 (8.3) | 0.0037 |
| E1 (pg/ml) | 125.4 (43.7)* | 175.8 (36.3) | 134.1 (9.6) | 0.0098 |
| FreeT (ng/dl) | 0.15 (0.013)* | 0.20 (0.017) | 0.16 (0.021) | 0.013 |
| LH (IU/L) | 5.1 (0.50) | 11.2 (2.8) | 3.8 (0.56) | 0.0020 |
| FSH (IU/L) | 6.5 (0.58) | 6.9 (0.70) | 3.0 (0.45) | <0.0001 |
EFP=Early follicular phase and MLP=Mid luteal phase
a
P-values are for the overall test that any two groups differ.
Bolded values indicate that the period significantly (p<0.05) differs from the other two periods of the cycle.