Table 3.
The association among changes (post-pre) in sex hormones and cognitive functions and functional level, in both groups.
| Variables | Experimental group | Control group | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUDAS | FIM | RUDAS | FIM | |||||
| r value | p value | r value | p value | r value | p value | r value | r value | |
| Estradiol (pg/ml) | -0.16 | 0.37 | -0.01 | 0.92 | -0.03 | 0.85 | -0.22 | 0.24 |
| Total testosterone (ng/ml) | -0.19 | 0.29 | -0.12 | 0.51 | -0.08 | 0.66 | -0.10 | 0.57 |
| Free testosterone (pg/ml) | -0.33 | 0.07 | -0.17 | 0.35 | -0.26 | 0.16 | -0.14 | 0.45 |
| SHBG (nmol/ml) | 0.04 | 0.81 | 0.03 | 0.84 | 0.01 | 0.98 | 0.02 | 0.89 |
Correlation is significant at p ≤ 0.05 according to Pearson's correlation coefficient. FIM: functional independence measure; RUDAS: Rowland Universal Dementia Assessment Scale; SHBG: sex hormone binding globulin.