Metabolic Syndrome, Hormone Levels, and Inflammation in Patients with Erectile Dysfunction
Table 3
Hormonal parameters in patients with ED and controls. No significant differences were found (mean ± SD when normally distributed, median when nonnormally distributed).
Hormonal parameters
Patients with ED
Controls
P value
Albumin (g/dL)
4.5 ± 0.2
4.6 ± 0.2
0.12
SHBG (nmol/L)
38.5 ± 19.5
46.7 ± 28.7
0.24
Total testosterone (ng/mL)
4.9 ± 2.2
5.2 ± 1.9
0.71
Free testosterone (ng/mL)
0.09
0.08
0.70*
Bioavailable testosterone (ng/mL)
2.3 ± 0.8
2.2 ± 0.6
0.75
FSH (mUI/mL)
6.1 ± 3.6
4.9 ± 1.7
0.23
LH (mUI/mL)
4.9 ± 2.7
3.9 ± 1.3
0.07
Prolactin (ng/mL)
17.7 ± 4.2
10.7 ± 3.7
0.60
Progesterona (ng/mL)
0.4 ± 0.2
0.5 ± 0.2
0.43
Estradiol (pg/mL)
32.2 ± 12.4
27.6 ± 13.8
0.22
TSH (μUI/mL)
2.7 ± 1.7
2.1 ± 0.9
0.09
*Mann-Whitney test was used for nonnormal variables.
