Table 3.

Change in RBC count, HCT, HGB, and hepcidin over 12 mo as a result of finasteride treatment [i.e., combined effects of treatments 1 and 3 (no finasteride) vs. 2 and 4 (with finasteride), respectively]

	Estimate	P Value	Interaction (P Value)
12-Mo ΔRBC, cells/mcl	0.2 ± 0.1	NS
12-Mo ΔHCT, %	1.1 ± 0.7	NS
12-Mo ΔHGB, g/dl	0.5 ± 0.2	0.034	0.065, Trend
12-Mo Δhepcidin, ng/ml	0.2 ± 8.9	NS

Values represent means ± SE. NS, not significant. The interaction test was performed only when a significant effect was observed.