Table 3.

Clinical characteristics and sex hormone levels in RA patients with different FSH levels.

	Quartil 1	Quartil 2	Quartil 3	Quartil 4	P-value
N	25	23	15	16	–
FSH levels	~42.88	42.88-52.97	52.97-67.78	67.78~	–
Age (years)	55.33 ± 8.39	59.00 ± 5.35	61.00 ± 5.35	61.50 ± 4.51	0.430
Menopause n (%)	11(44)	15(65.22)	8(53.33)	12(75)	0.209
RF (IU/mL)	54.04 ± 47.89	89.36 ± 56.90	161.02 ± 154.44	92.58 ± 105.59	0.289
E2 (pmol/L)	34.05 ± 13.60	37.46 ± 23.47	19.47 ± 2.24	24.26(18.35-52.35)	0.503
LH (mIU/ml)	23.6 ± 6.38	28.13 ± 10.38	33.11 ± 6.77	54.93 ± 16.05	0.037*
ESR (mg/L)	35.33 ± 32.33	50 ± 26.96	49.75 ± 22.54	55 ± 12.91	0.04*
CRP (mm/h)	14.21 ± 16.66	28.62 ± 14.49	27.73 ± 23.51	31.85 ± 41.87	0.061

*p < 0.05.