Table 1

Baseline (time 0) concentrations for serum analytes for day 0, day 28, and placebo

ConditionAndrostenedione, day 0Androstenedione, day 28Placebo
Values are mean (SE).
*Significantly different from placebo (p = 0.08).
†Significantly different from day 0 (p = 0.07).
‡Significantly different from day 0 and placebo (p = 0.0002).
DHEAS, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate; SHBG, sex hormone binding globulin.
Androstenedione (nmol/l)5.2 (0.3)16.4 (7.0)*†5.6 (0.4)
DHEAS (μmol/l)7.0 (0.6)12.9 (1.3)‡7.0 (0.8)
Total testosterone (nmol/l)21.0 (1.9)24.0 (3.3)21.0 (3.2)
Oestradiol-17β (pmol/l)138.4 (6.2)130.7 (11.3)121.1 (10.2)
SHBG (nmol/l)29.9 (4.7)24.4 (4.0)28.3 (4.7)