The effects of a commercially available botanical supplement on strength, body composition, power output, and hormonal profiles in resistance-trained males

Table 5 Within and between group hormonal changes from baseline (T1) through week 8 (T3)

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†