Variable | Group | Baseline (T1) | Week 4 (T2) | Week 8 (T3) | Between Group |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Estrogen | FEN | 102 ± 67 | 107 ± 55 | 109 ± 60 | G = 0.196 |
(pg/ml) | PLA | 83 ± 32 | 83 ± 31 | 91 ± 32 | T = 0.173 |
 |  |  |  |  | G × T = 0.563 |
Cortisol | FEN | 75 ± 23 | 77 ± 27 | 74 ± 28 | G = 0.805 |
(mg/dl) | PLA | 88 ± 80 | 60 ± 21 | 85 ± 85 | T = 0.418 |
 |  |  |  |  | G × T = 0.324 |
Insulin | FEN | 15 ± 8 | 13 ± 6 | 15 ± 8 | G = 0.299 |
(uIU/mL) | PLA | 15 ± 10 | 17 ± 10 | 16 ± 9 | T = 0.962 |
 |  |  |  |  | G × T = 0.060 |
Leptin | FEN | 15 ± 14 | 13 ± 14 | 19 ± 16 | G = 0.974 |
(uIU/mL) | PLA | 14 ± 11 | 16 ± 12 | 17 ± 12 | T = 0.044†|
 |  |  |  |  | G × T = 0.351 |
Free | FEN | 40 ± 33 | 33 ± 22 | 36 ± 22 | G = 0.020†|
Testosterone | PLA | 57 ± 47 | 66 ± 53†| 67 ± 54†| T = 0.829 |
(ng/ml) |  |  |  |  | G × T = 0.318 |
DHT (pg/ml) | FEN | 1263 ± 496 | 1152 ± 466 | 1144 ± 447 | G = 0.921 |
 | PLA | 1187 ± 482 | 1156 ± 448 | 1258 ± 493 | T = 0.134 |
 |  |  |  |  | G × T = 0.033†|