Table 2.
Metabolic characteristics and adiposity of subjects based on quartile of sex hormone binding globulin: Mean (SE), median (IQR), or percent.
| Lower ← Sex Hormone Binding Globulin Quartiles → Higher | p-trend | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | ||
| SHBG (nmol/L) | 18.79 (0.91) | 35.83 (0.67) | 54.02 (0.83) | 90.91 (3.46) | <0.001 |
| Race (%White) | 75 | 75 | 68 | 76 | 0.86 |
| Age (Yrs) | 50.96 (0.36) | 51.32 (0.36) | 50.48 (0.41) | 50.84 (034) | 0.45 |
| Pre/early peri-MP (%) | 60 | 55 | 68 | 57 | 0.53 |
| BMI (kg/m2 ) | 32.36 (0.80) | 29.62 (0.80) | 27.16 (0.85) | 25.96 (0.60) | <0.001 |
| Waist (cm) | 95.40 (1.75) | 91.40 (1.92) | 86.28 (2.17) | 80.66 (0.44) | <0.001 |
| Waist: Hip Ratio | 0.83 (0.01) | 0.83 (0.01) | 0.82 (0.01) | 0.79 (0.01) | <0.001 |
| VAT (cm2) | 150.15 (9.13) | 129.05 (9.12) | 109.80 (9.72) | 78.71 (5.32) | <0.001 |
| SAT (cm2) | 406.94 (19.71) | 381.94 (20.03) | 294.15 (19.22) | 271.71 (17.29) | <0.001 |
| Liver Attenuation (HU) | 53.25 (1.84) | 59.03 (1.48) | 59.48 (1.59) | 61.96 (0.99) | <0.001 |
| Triglycerides (mmol/L) | 1.36 (0.97–2.03) | 1.14 (0.79–1.58) | 1.10 (0.90–1.41) | 1.07 (0.80–1.37) | 0.0068 |
| HDL cholesterol (mmol/L) | 1.38 (0.05) | 1.45 (0.04) | 1.53 (0.05) | 1.66 (0.06) | <0.001 |
| LDL cholesterol (mmol/L) | 3.38 (0.13) | 3.12 (0.11) | 3.54 (0.14) | 3.05 (0.10) | 0.35 |
| Systolic BP (mmHg) | 115.47 (1.82) | 116.34 (2.23) | 111.15 (2.32) | 110.67 (1.95) | 0.014 |
| Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 72.59 (1.18) | 74.72 (1.23) | 71.56 (1.37) | 69.37 (0.96) | 0.011 |
| Glucose (mmol/L) | 5.11 (4.61–5.55) | 4.83 (4.50–5.05) | 4.83 (4.55–5.22) | 4.33 (4.66–4.88) | <0.001 |
| Insulin (pmol/L) | 79.2 (55.6–120) | 62.5 (50.7–87.5) | 56.6 (47.2–72.2) | 45.8 (36.1–63.2) | <0.001 |
| HOMA index | 2.52 (1.67–4.83) | 1.93 (1.55–2.61) | 1.72 (1.42–2.29) | 1.41 (1.09–1.81) | <0.001 |
| CRP (ng/mL) | 5.69 (0.83) | 4.12 (0.60) | 3.02 (0.50) | 2.65 (0.43) | <0.001 |
| Estradiol (pg/mL) | 22.25 (13.85–43.15) | 27.57 (14.55–53.15) | 54.47 (17.05–98.05) | 50.9 (39.95–109.10) | <0.001 |
| FSH (mIU/mL) | 59.77 (6.43) | 56.69 (6.65) | 47.41 (7.02) | 49.28 (5.15) | 0.19 |
| DHEAS (μg/dL) | 126.94 (8.86) | 132.45 (10.32) | 106.83 (8.88) | 119.66 (8.52) | 0.35 |
| Testosterone (ng/dL) | 33.00 (1.57) | 36.18 (2.48) | 27.87 (1.80) | 35.00 (2.32) | 0.58 |
MP = menopausal