Beneficial Effects of Testosterone Therapy on Functional Capacity, Cardiovascular Parameters, and Quality of Life in Patients with Congestive Heart Failure

Table 1

Comparison of baseline information between intervention and placebo groups.

Characteristics	Testosterone group; (𝑛=25)	Placebo group; (𝑛=25)	𝑃 value
Age, year	60.83 ± 8.31	60.24 ± 11.89	0.841
Body mass index, kg/m^2	26.78 ± 2.91	26.11 ± 3.97	0.505
Diabetes mellitus	7 (28)	6 (24)	0.747
Hypertension	7 (28)	3 (12)	0.289
Hyperlipidemia	11 (44)	6 (24)	0.136
Cigarette smoking	2 (8)	1 (4)	0.998
NYHA classification			0.272
II	20 (80)	13 (52)
III	5 (20)	10 (40)
IV	0 (0)	2 (8)