Table 5.
Serum testosterone concentration (Mean ± SEM, ng/mL) and magnitude of response (expressed as a ratio between serum testosterone 2 h (T2) after treatment and basal testosterone T0) to hCG administration.
Age | N | Testosterone T0 | Testosterone T2 | T2/T0 ratio |
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6–8 | 13 | 0.11 ± 0.02a,1 | 0.32 ± 0.09a,2 | 2.71 ± 0.43a |
9–11 | 6 | 0.09 ± 0a,1 | 0.85 ± 0.47a,1 | 9.41 ± 5.41a |
13–14 | 10 | 0.92 ± 0.24b,1 | 3.28 ± 0.93b,2 | 5.8 ± 1.55a |
15–16 | 13 | 0.85 ± 0.23b,1 | 1.94 ± 0.37b,2 | 1.12 ± 1.23a |
17–20 | 6 | 1.22 ± 0.24b,1 | 4.30 ± 1.74b,2 | 4.72 ± 2.89a |
22–30 | 5 | 1.85 ± 0.68b,1 | 4.60 ± 0.48c,2 | 4.40 ± 1.51a |
>36 | 7 | 3.62 ± 1.15b,1 | 7.56 ± 0.96d,2 | 3.05 ± 0.8a |
Values with different subscripts within the same column are statistically different (p < 0.05).
Values with different subscripts within the same column are statistically different (p < 0.05).