Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Positively Associates with Metabolic Factors in Perimenopausal Women
Table 3
The characteristics of the study population with different FSH levels.
Serum FSH tertiles
value
Q1
Q2
Q3
Age (ys)
47.82 ± 5.18
46.65 ± 2.78
50.13 ± 4.62
<0.001
Weight (kg)
66.39 ± 10.09
64.43 ± 10.03
67.33 ± 10.48
0.199
WC (cm)
88.57 ± 8.74
86.12 ± 9.39
90.73 ± 8.92
0.008
BMI (kg/m2)
26.19 ± 3.54
25.52 ± 3.75
26.74 ± 3.56
0.110
SBP (mmHg)
132.09 ± 23.02
127.87 ± 18.01
134.63 ± 21.80
0.128
DBP(mmHg)
78.11 ± 13.63
78.15 ± 11.68
79.17 ± 11.06
0.826
E2 (pg/ml)
120.40(63.20, 161.70)
60.11(34.18, 95.86)
22.16(13.08, 46.36)
<0.001
PRG (ng/ml)
0.95(0.39, 9.46)
0.54(0.32, 1.56)
0.30 (0.16, 0.47)
<0.001
FPG (mmol/L)
5.59 ± 1.01
5.79 ± 1.49
5.96 ± 1.80
0.282
HbA1c (%)
5.65 ± 0.54
5.76 ± 0.93
5.91 ± 1.06
0.171
TC (mmol/L)
4.82 ± 0.82
4.89 ± 0.91
5.29 ± 1.04
0.003
LDL-C (mmol/L)
2.76 ± 0.69
2.79 ± 0.61
3.07 ± 0.80
0.014
HDL-C (mmol/L)
1.38 ± 0.26
1.40 ± 0.23
1.41 ± 0.34
0.771
TG (mmol/L)
0.97(0.72, 1.38)
0.95(0.77, 1.33)
1.09(0.84, 1.77)
0.597
ALT (U/L)
14.57 ± 5.70
14.49 ± 6.39
16.99 ± 6.23
0.016
AST(U/L)
18.23 ± 4.05
17.82 ± 4.94
20.10 ± 5.04
0.006
Crea (μmol/L)
60.46 ± 5.56
62.24 ± 4.76
63.82 ± 6.73
0.001
UA (μmol/L)
278.21 ± 60.35
271.37 ± 77.60
290.54 ± 65.67
0.245
All data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation or median with interquartile range. The tertile ranges of FSH in the population were <8.55 (Q1), 8.55∼19.11 (Q2), >19.11 IU/L (Q3). , vs Q1 group; , vs. Q2 gro.
