Research Article

Changes in Bone Mineral Density and Metabolic Parameters after Pulsatile Gonadorelin Treatment in Young Men with Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism

Table 1

Biochemical, hormonal, and densitometric parameters in patients and controls.

PatientsControls
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Age (year)21.15 ± 1.9621.70 ± 1.350.462
BMI (kg/m2)22.87 ± 4.0621.50 ± 2.430.354
FSH (mIU/mL)1.30 ± 1.045.24 ± 2.64<0.001
LH (mIU/mL)0.81 ± 0.684.50 ± 2.10<0.001
TT (nmol/L)0.78 ± 0.4219.80 ± 5.21<0.001
TC (mmol/L)4.71 ± 1.433.96 ± 0.500.146
TG (mmol/L)1.57 ± 1.130.88 ± 0.440.098
LDL-C (mmol/L)2.51 ± 0.942.22 ± 0.540.394
HDL-C (mmol/L)1.46 ± 0.351.44 ± 0.190.835
FBG (mmol/L)5.50 ± 0.525.49 ± 0.330.970
Insulin (μIU/mL)21.27 ± 7.687.95 ± 2.360.001
HOMA-IR5.31 ± 2.271.96 ± 0.660.002
25(OH)-Vitamin D (ng/mL)15.49 ± 4.6515.62 ± 5.520.955
SHBG (nmol/L)45.46 ± 14.0022.30 ± 5.12<0.001
L24 (g/cm2)0.905 ± 0.1531.191 ± 0.085<0.001
FN (g/cm2)0.802 ± 0.1111.051 ± 0.055<0.001
TH (g/cm2)0.838 ± 0.1231.116 ± 0.069<0.001

BMI: body mass index; FSH: follicle-stimulating hormone; LH: luteinizing hormone; T: testosterone; TC: total cholesterol; TG: total triglyceride; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; FBG: fasting blood glucose; HOMA-IR: homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance; SHBG: sex hormone-binding globulin; L24: lumbar spine 2–4; FN: femoral neck; TH: total hip.