Research Article

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

Table 2

Changes of biochemical, hormonal, and densitometric parameters in patients after 6 months of pulsatile gonadorelin treatment.

Baseline6 mon.
()()

BMI (kg/m2)22.87 ± 4.0624.6 ± 3.640.021
FSH (mIU/mL)1.30 ± 1.045.14 ± 3.640.008
LH (mIU/mL)0.81 ± 0.684.97 ± 3.500.002
TT (nmol/L)0.78 ± 0.4210.86 ± 7.680.002
TC (mmol/L)4.63 ± 1.974.41 ± 1.810.034
TG (mmol/L)1.61 ± 1.121.59 ± 0.840.980
LDL-C (mmol/L)2.51 ± 0.942.68 ± 1.410.151
HDL-C (mmol/L)1.46 ± 0.351.74 ± 0.710.956
FBG (mmol/L)5.50 ± 0.525.58 ± 0.490.888
Insulin (μIU/mL)22.38 ± 7.4115.84 ± 5.150.025
HOMA-IR5.31 ± 2.283.48 ± 1.770.021
25(OH)-Vitamin D (ng/mL)15.49 ± 4.6517.76 ± 5.920.498
SHBG (nmol/L)45.46 ± 14.0016.42 ± 8.950.001
L24 (g/cm2)0.905 ± 0.1531.017 ± 0.1430.002
FN (g/cm2)0.802 ± 0.1110.923 ± 0.1010.003
TH (g/cm2)0.838 ± 0.1230.920 ± 0.1170.003

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.