Table 5.
Changes in blood hormones.
| AS Group (n = 14) | BB Group (n = 14) | C Group (n = 14) | Group | Time | Group * Time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Post | Pre | Post | Pre | Post | ||||
| Testosterone, nmol/L | 19.3 ± 4.14 | 22.0 ± 5.80 | 18.6 ± 4.15 | 21.7 ± 4.78 | 20.2 ± 3.82 | 19.6 ± 4.79 | 0.901 | <0.001 | 0.001 |
| Cortisol, nmol/L | 364.9 ± 47.45 | 315.1 ± 64.98 | 353.3 ± 73.16 | 295.4 ± 95.50 $ | 316.3 ± 85.18 | 372.9 ± 65.33 | 0.67 | 0.164 | <0.001 |
| Insulin-likegrowth factor-1, nmol/L | 8.1 ± 5.98 | 11.9 ± 5.92 | 8.7 ± 4.17 | 15.8 ± 3.95 $ | 12.4 ± 5.39 | 13.3 ± 5.34 | 0.291 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| Irisin, ng/mL | 154.5 ± 34.43 | 190.3 ± 54.92 | 156.8 ± 34.04 | 200.1 ± 69.87 | 171.7 ± 49.98 | 164.7 ± 44.30 | 0.828 | 0.001 | 0.009 |
| Myostatin, ng/mL | 0.54 ± 0.334 | 0.37 ± 0.294 | 0.58 ± 0.247 | 0.39 ± 9.293 | 0.51 ± 0.210 | 0.48 ± 0.280 | 0.895 | 0.002 | 0.237 |
| 25(OH)D, ng/mL | 12.49 ± 3.91 | 24.37 ± 6.41 $ | 16.10 ± 7.25 | 21.76 ± 8.07 $ | 14.16 ± 5.34 | 13.67 ± 5.34 | 0.032 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
A two-factor, mixed-design ANOVA was used to evaluate the differences between and within the groups. An asterisk (*) indicates the change of the index is significant (p < 0.05); a $ indicates that the difference of the mean value between groups when compared with C group is significant (p < 0.05).