Table 2. Body fat distribution and androgens after adjustment for BMI.

	early postmenopausal women		late postmenopausal women
	BMI<24	BMI≥24	BMI≥24		BMI≥24
	n = 53	n = 52	n = 53		n = 54
T/L	1.60±0.35	1.81±0.42*		1.63±0.11		1.74±0.20**
Proportion of android fat	0.63±0.05	0.66±0.04*		0.63±0.04		0.67±0.04**
Proportion of gynoid fat	0.33±0.05	0.30±0.04*		0.32±0.04		0.29±0.05**
DHEA-S (µg/dL)	101.50±50.87	122.62±53.94		79.65±42.78		106.10±52.64**
T (ng/mL)	0.22±0.13	0.29±0.15		0.22±0.13		0.28±0.16
SHBG (nmol/L)	71.29±36.93	52.30±37.32*		70.93±27.03		57.16±26.70
FT(pmol/L)	8.49±7.15	13.85±11.47*		7.08±5.65		13.16±8.82

^*p<0.05, overweight women vs. normal weight women in the early postmenopausal group.

^**p<0.05, overweight women vs. normal weight women in the late postmenopausal group.