Table 3.
Mean levels of sex hormones and oxidative stress biomarkers among the study groups, Oman, 2017
| Parameter | Cases
|
Controls
|
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| (N=51)
|
(N=45)
|
||
| Mean±SEM | Mean±SEM | ||
| Testosterone (nmol/L) | 1.83±0.81 | 1.10±0.60 | <0.001 |
| DHEAS (µmol/L) | 5.31±2.37 | 3.80±1.90 | 0.001 |
| Estradiol (nmol/L) | 0.45±0.63 | 0.24±0.24 | 0.30 |
| Progesterone (nmol/L) | 15.38±16.86 | 34.75±19.82 | <0.001 |
| GPx (U/L) | 9,174.58±1,063.20 | 7,498.73±639.96 | 0.43 |
| GR (U/L) | 499.92±79.84 | 435.12±25.29 | 0.25 |
| GSH (mg/mL) | 6.32±1.59 | 11.22±4.22 | 0.006 |
| TAC (mmol/L) | 3.80±0.12 | 4.04±0.14 | 0.49 |
Abbreviations: DHEAS, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate; GPx, glutathione peroxidase; GR, glutathione reductase; GSH, glutathione; TAC, total antioxidant capacity; SEM, standard error of mean.