Table 5.

Metabolic and reproductive hormone concentrations in 14 elite athletes and divided by the risk of LEA

	At risk of LEA (n = 8)	Not at risk of LEA (n = 6)	P-value
Testosterone (nmol/L)	1.66 ± 0.25	1.87 ± .066	0.419
cortisol (nmol/L)	418.15 ± 109.31	422.11 ± 109.30	0.735
E2 (pmol/L)	55.49 ± 8.66	67.20 ± 7.34	0.021*
T3 (ng/ml)	73.28 ± 12.81	75.48 ± 14.77	0.771
Leptin (μg/L)	7.45 ± 1.25	6.79 ± 1.25	0.348
Ferritin (μg/L)	45.05 ± 29.22	32.58 ± 26.29	0.426

Values are presented as means ± SD

E2 estradiol, T3 triiodothyronine

^∗P-value < 0.05.^∗∗P -value < 0.01