Table 2.

LH in AA, EA, and nonathletes

	AA (n = 21)	EA (n = 18)	Nonathletes (n = 20)	P Value
LH secretory dynamics
Total basal secretion, mIU·ml−1·8 h−1	13.66 ± 7.22	6.7 ± 1.51	12.46 ± 4.94	NS*
Secretory pulse height, mIU/ml	0.45 ± 0.11	0.66 ± 0.11	0.87 ± 0.16	0.005*†
Secretory pulse mass, mIU/ml	3.06 ± 0.59	3.5 ± 0.45	4.93 ± 1.95	NS*
Total pulsatile secretion, mIU·ml−1·8 h−1	17.44 ± 4.89	20.02 ± 2.66	29.53 ± 11.72	0.02*†
AUC, mIU·ml−1·8 h	1,786 ± 409	2,626 ± 391	4,008 ± 1676	0.02*†
Ghrelin secretory dynamics
Total basal secretion, pg·ml−1·8 h−1	0.060 ± 0.003	0.052 ± 0.002	0.053 ± 0.003	NS
Secretory pulse height, pg/ml	30.4 ± 3.3	23.1 ± 2.2	19.1 ± 1.3	0.006†§
Secretory pulse mass, pg/ml	761.5 ± 83.0	578.4 ± 56.1	463.2 ± 37.3	0.004†§
Total pulsatile secretion, pg·ml−1·8 h−1	9,899.7 ± 1078.9	7,486.5 ± 729.4	6,021.7 ± 484.3	0.004†§
AUC, pg·ml−1·8 h	374,914 ± 44,151	290,177 ± 28,719	242,735 ± 15,918	0.015†
Leptin secretory dynamics
Total basal secretion, ng·ml−1·8 h−1	0.06 ± 0.01	5.90 ± 5.85	19.09 ± 15.63	NS*
Secretory pulse height, ng/ml	0.46 ± 0.07	0.69 ± 0.08	0.69 ± 0.07	0.005*†‡
Secretory pulse mass, ng/ml	11.45 ± 1.81	17.26 ± 2.10	17.34 ± 1.68	0.005*†‡
Total pulsatile secretion, ng·ml−1·8 h−1	148.8 ± 23.57	223.88 ± 27.39	224.24 ± 22.04	0.006*†‡
AUC, ng·ml−1·8 h	4,473.24 ± 691.62	7,572.53 ± 902.31	8,047.35 ± 820.65	0.0006*†‡

Values are means ± SE. AUC, area under the curve.

^*P values and pairwise comparisons reported for log-converted data;

^†P < 0.05, AA vs. nonathletes;

^‡P < 0.05, AA vs. EA;

^§P < 0.05–0.10, AA vs. EA.