Table 2.

Body composition of the trunk according to estradiol (E2) categories.

Groups	1	2	3	4	p Value
E2 (pg/ml)	<10.5	10.5–13.9	14.0–17.4	≥17.5
N (%)	36 (24.5)	42 (28.5)	34 (23)	35 (24)
Trunk fat mass (FM) (kg)	16.0 ± 6.1δ	17.1 ± 7.5*	13.8 ± 5.8δ	19.1 ± 6.5*	<0.01
Trunk FM (%)	32.1 ± 6.8	34.4 ± 8.9	32.5 ± 7.9	37.4 ± 7.2	0.16
Trunk lean mass (kg)	21.8 ± 2.3	22.3 ± 6.3	21.9 ± 2.7	24.7 ± 4.6	0.17

Data are reported as mean ± SD adjusted for age.

*p < 0.05 for comparison with group 3.

^δp < 0.05 for comparison with group 4.