Table 5.
Comparisons of serum hormones between the adult males of Tian-E-Zhou Oxbow (n = 13) and juvenile males of Poyang Lake (n = 08) (winter season).
| Parameters | Mean ± SEM | Upper 95% CI | Lower 95% | Median | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortisol (ng/mL) | a149.4 ± 11.54 b874.6 ± 26.87 | 175.1 937.6 | 123.6 810.5 | 144 905.9 | < 0.0001 |
| Testosterone (ng/dL) | a122.5 ± 21.90 b41.62 ± 8.01 | 170.7 60.58 | 74.32 22.67 | 101.8 37.52 | 0.0020 |
| fT3 (pg/mL) | a19.47 ± 0.12 b493.2 ± 55.21 | 21.75 623.7 | 11.20 362.6 | 16.43 561.3 | < 0.0001 |
| fT4 (pg/mL) | a31.51 ± 5.42 b276.2 ± 14.03 | 43.59 309.3 | 19.44 243.0 | 22.99 269.3 | < 0.0001 |
a
Tian-E-Zhou Oxbow adult YFPs.
b
Poyang Lake juvenile YFPs.