Table III.
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Parameters | 6 weeks | 18 weeks | 6 weeks | 18 weeks | 6 weeks | 18 weeks | 6 weeks | 18 weeks |
IVST | 1.47±0.25 | 1.58±0.24 | 1.43±0.18 | 1.58±0.18 | 1.50±0.39 | 1.69±0.19 | 1.51±0.22 | 1.67±0.20 |
PWT | 1.58±0.27 | 1.67±0.31 | 1.60±0.20 | 1.76±0.28 | 1.60±0.21 | 1.77±0.18 | 1.62±0.21 | 1.78±0.26 |
LVEVs | 0.12±0.03 | 0.11±0.04 | 0.63±0.21 | 0.67±0.22 | 0.63±0.20 | 0.45±0.21 | 0.61±0.25 | 0.47±0.18 |
LVEVd | 0.34±0.07 | 0.36±0.9 | 0.96±0.20 | 0.94±0.20 | 0.93±0.19 | 0.76±0.23 | 0.92±0.17 | 0.79±0.19 |
LVEF% | 88.9±9.7 | 79.12±8.5 | 19.3± 3.6a | 16.47±4.8a,c | 18.21±2.7b | 35.25±8.2b,c | 18.53±4.0b,c,d | 30.89± 7.6c,d |
TU, testosterone; PS, pseudosurgery; PL, placebo; IVST, interventricular septal thickness; PWT, posterior wall thickness; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; LVEVs, left ventricular end-systolic volume; LVEVd, left ventricular end-diastolic volume.
PL group compared to PS group, P<0.05.
TU group compared to PL group, P<0.05.
Comparison at 6 and 18 weeks within the same group, P<0.05.
Low-dose TU group compared to high-dose TU group, P>0.05.