Table 5.
The mean concentration of FSH in sera of patients with acute and chronic toxoplasmosis according to the age group and hair abundance
| Age group | Acute patients | Hair abundance | Chronic patients | Hair abundance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FSH (IU/ml) | Form | No. (%) | FSH (IU/ml) | Form | No. (%) | |
| 18–25 | 7.734 ± 0.52 | No hair | 3/3 100 |
7.121 ± 0.50 | Few-thick | 22/30–8/30 73.3–26.6 |
| 26–33 | 5.252 ± 0.18 | Thick-few | 1/2 50 |
6.162 ± 0.45 | Thick-few | 25/30–5/30 83.3–16.6 |
| 34–41 | 5.521 ± 0.21 | Thick | 2/2 100 |
6.432 ± 0.42 | Thick | 29/29 100 |
| 42–49 | 7.411 ± 0.49 | Thick | 1/1 100 |
6.241 ± 0.52 | Thick-few | 20/25–5/25 80–20 |
| 50–57 | 6.132 ± 0.17 | Thick | 2/2 100 |
6.619 ± 0.41 | Few-thick | 6/7–1/7 85.7–14.2 |
| Total | 32.050 ± 1.65 | – | – | 32.575 | – | – |
| LSD value | 2.872 NS | – | – | 2.089 NS | – | – |
Hormonal values: mean ± SD
NS non-significant