Table 4.
Changes in cardiovascular parameters, quality of life, and depression score.
| Item | Testosterone group | Placebo group | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | Endpoint | Baseline | Endpoint | ||
| Quality of life | 128.96 ± 4.91 | 130.95 ± 2.84 | 128.00 ± 4.56 | 127.50 ± 3.44 | 0.002 |
| Beck score | 4.60 ± 4.41 | 5.00 ± 6.28 | 4.63 ± 3.14 | 5.55 ± 5.50 | 0.152 |
| End diastolic diameter | 5.94 ± 1.06 | 5.86 ± 0.98 | 5.90 ± 0.82 | 5.66 ± 0.79 | 0.440 |
| End systolic diameter | 4.92 ± 1.02 | 4.66 ± 1.06 | 6.87 ± 1.27 | 4.49 ± 0.89 | 0.557 |
| End diastolic volume | 141.44 ± 54.06 | 137.28 ± 48.56 | 149.16 ± 46.51 | 130.26 ± 50.72 | 0.627 |
| End systolic volume | 88.72 ± 35.63 | 87.76 ± 40.80 | 94.56 ± 43.75 | 87.04 ± 36.40 | 0.949 |
| Ejection fraction | 34.52 ± 7.39 | 37.12 ± 8.23 | 30.76 ± 7.99 | 35.00 ± 7.91 | 0.368 |
| Tei index∗ | 0.54 ± 0.02 | 0.47 ± 0.01 | 0.55 ± 0.02 | 0.59 ± 0.02 | 0.025 |
*The pulsed Doppler Tei index is a parameter to evaluate combined systolic and diastolic cardiac performance that is measured by dividing Isovolumic contraction time plus isovolumic relaxation time by ejection time.
Data are presented as mean ± SD.