Table 3.

Serum sex steroid levels by baseline percentage body fat

	Body fat <25% (N = 24)	Body fat ≥ 25% (N = 25)	P
Estradiol (pg/mL)
Baseline	22 ± 1	26 ± 2	0.09
Wk 24	5 ± 1	7 ± 1	0.04
Wk 48	4 ± 1	6 ± 1	0.03
SHBG (nmol/L)
Baseline	44 ± 2	37 ± 3	0.09
Wk 24	46 ± 3	37 ± 3	0.04
Wk 48	50 ± 3	39 ± 4	0.03
Total testosterone (ng/dL)
Baseline	391 ± 22	352 ± 28	0.29
Wk 24	10 ± 1	15 ± 2	0.01
Wk 48	10 ± 1	15 ± 2	0.02
Free testosterone (ng/dL)
Baseline	6.80 ± 0.45	6.69 ± 0.45	0.87
Wk 24	0.16 ± 0.02	0.28 ± 0.04	0.008
Wk 48	0.16 ± 0.02	0.27 ± 0.03	0.006

NOTE: Data are given as means ± SE.