Table 2.

Comparison of vertebral BMD, hip BMD and mean sex steroids values in men with or without metabolic syndrome

	With Metabolic syndrome				Without Metabolic syndrome				p
	Study		Control		Study		Control
	Mean	Standard Deviation	Mean	Standard Deviation	Mean	Standard Deviation	Mean	Standard Deviation
Vertebral BMD (g/cm2)	0.90	0.08	1.16	0.03	0.93	0.07	1.17	0.04	0.281
Hip BMD (g/cm2)	0.83	0.09	0.98	0.02	0.82	0.07	0.99	0.02	0.154
tT value (ng/mL)	4.62	2.38	4.39	2.03	4.76	1.82	5.18	1.65	0.244
fT value (ng/L)	8.72	4.19	8.60	3.73	7.89	3.96	9.88	4.25	0.092
E2 value (pmol/L)	37.75	19.68	44.50	12.56	43.07	16.74	49.36	10.43	0.918

tT total testosterone, fT free testosterone, E2 estradiol.