Table 2.

Levels of oestrogens (E1, E2, E3) (pg/mL) in the entire population.

		Premenopause	Postmenopause	P value
	Non-obese	177.8 ± 225.6 (73)	99.0 ± 173.2 (102)	< 0.001
E1	Obese	101.7 ± 85.1 (29)	65.2 ± 48.0 (45)	< 0.001
	P value	0.011	0.024
	Non-obese	102.4 ± 106.5 (73)	61.2 ± 91.8 (102)	< 0.001
E2	Obese	83.53 ± 8.9 (29)	59.7 ± 56.3 (45)	< 0.001
	P value	0.96	0.075
	Non-obese	46.0 ± 33.1 (73)	46.7 ± 38.6 (102)	0.57
E3	Obese	25.6 ± 15.1 (29)	29.4 ± 22.3 (45)	0.47
	P value	<0.001	0.004