Table 1.
Metabolic changes in testosterone-treated patients vs. controls
| T group baseline |
T group 8 years |
CTRL baseline |
CTRL 8 years |
model-adjusted estimated difference |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TC (mmol/L) | 7.6 ± 0.92 | 4.79 ± 0.2 | 7.22 ± 0.9 | 7.55 ± 0.87 | −2.95 |
| HDL (mmol/L) | 1.53 ± 0.45 | 2.03 ± 0.47 | 1.16 ± 0.6 | 1.44 ± 0.8 | 0.48 |
| LDL (mmol/L) | 4.49 ± 0.93 | 2.77 ± 0.82 | 4.4 ± 1.46 | 5 ± 1.2 | −1.82 |
| TG (mmol/L) | 3.28 ± 0.51 | 2.13 ± 0.09 | 3.27 ± 0.52 | 3.37 ± 0.61 | −1.21 |
| TC:HDL ratio | 5.45 ± 2.03 | 2.51 ± 0.63 | 8.05 ± 4.06 | 7.1 ± 3.71 | −4 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 156.89 ± 15.53 | 130.76 ± 6.93 | 141.27 ± 17.2 | 141.64 ± 12.68 | −29.29 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 93.84 ± 11.18 | 74.78 ± 4.82 | 80.24 ± 9.19 | 80.95 ± 8.89 | −18.37 |
| CRP (mg/dl) | 3.52 ± 4.24 | 0.22 ± 0.45 | 1.15 ± 1.17 | 1.51 ± 1 | −2.1 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 36.08 ± 3.53 | 29.04 ± 2.6 | 32.76 ± 2.07 | 32.5 ± 1.45 | −7.04 |
T group = testosterone group; CTRL=control group; TC=total cholesterol; TG=triglycerides; SPB=systolic blood pressure; DBP = diastolic blood pressure; CRP = C-reactive protein