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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jun 4.
Published in final edited form as: Metab Syndr Relat Disord. 2009 Jun;7(3):249–254. doi: 10.1089/met.2008.0081

Table 2.

Hemoglobin A1c concentrations by hormonal quartile among 200 non HT users postmenopausal women in the Women's Health Study.

Serum Markers Model 1* Model 2**
SHBG, nmol/L
Quartile 1 5.34 5.31
Quartile 2 5.14 5.11
Quartile 3 5.08 5.111
Quartile 4 5.09 5.14
p for trend 0.003 0.09
Testosterone, ng/dL
Quartile 1 5.10 5.11
Quartile 2 5.19 5.21
Quartile 3 5.13 5.12
Quartile 4 5.24 5.22
p for trend 0.12 0.37
Estradiol, pg/mL
Quartile 1 5.07 5.12
Quartile 2 5.17 5.19
Quartile 3 5.23 5.22
Quartile 4 5.15 5.08
p for trend 0.25 0.25
FAI, nmol/L
Quartile 1 5.04 5.09
Quartile 2 5.12 5.13
Quartile 3 5.22 5.20
Quartile 4 5.28 5.24
p for trend 0.003 0.04
FEI, nmol/L
Quartile 1 5.07 5.12
Quartile 2 5.07 5.09
Quartile 3 5.21 5.20
Quartile 4 5.29 5.22
p for trend 0.22 0.64

HT= hormone therapy

Geometric means.

*

Model 1: Adjusted for development of CVD and age

**

Model 2: Adjusted for development of CVD, age and BMI