Table 2 Median (interquartile range) serum hormone levels of women 4 years prior to their final menstrual period (FMP), at the time of their FMP, and 4 years after their FMP (n = 110)
4 years prior to FMP | Year of the FMP | 4 years after the FMP | |
|---|---|---|---|
DHEAS (μg/dl) | 127.5 (100.4) | 108.2 (89.1) | 98.6 (105.9) |
African-American | 103.2 (82.4) | 104.8 (113.5) | 98.2 (66.7) |
White | 130.2 (109.7) | 109.6 (79.2) | 102.1 (123.3) |
p-value | 0.116 | 0.583 | 0.156 |
BMI 22.0–24.9 kg/m2 | 133.0 (118.2) | 108.2 (92.8) | 125.1 (128.8) |
BMI 25.0–26.9 kg/m2 | 110.0 (63.1) | 110.3 (58.2) | 98.2 (70.6) |
BMI 27.0–30.0 kg/m2 | 107.2 (69.3) | 84.4 (110.8) | 95.6 (56.8) |
p-value | 0.316 | 0.730 | 0.772 |
A4 (ng/ml) | 1.03 (0.67) | 0.84 (0.58) | 0.70 (0.59) |
African-American | 1.03 (0.72) | 0.75 (0.33) | 0.61 (0.38) |
White | 1.01 (0.71) | 0.91 (0.65) | 0.78 (0.62) |
p-value | 0.338 | 0.066 | 0.075 |
BMI 22.0–24.9 kg/m2 | 1.10 (0.70) | 0.86 (0.57) | 0.77 (0.59) |
BMI 25.0–26.9 kg/m2 | 0.99 (0.59) | 0.83 (0.52) | 0.70 (0.61) |
BMI 27.0–30.0 kg/m2 | 0.94 (0.53) | 0.81 (0.64) | 0.68 (0.58) |
p-value | 0.348 | 0.800 | 0.883 |
T (ng/dl) | 35.9 (24.8) | 36.3 (21.0) | 38.3 (24.4) |
African-American | 34.6 (18.7) | 30.9 (20.0) | 33.6 (26.2) |
White | 36.7 (30.2) | 38.7 (20.2) | 38.8 (29.6) |
p-value | 0.095 | 0.020 | 0.111 |
BMI 22.0–24.9 kg/m2 | 37.8 (32.8) | 36.3 (22.1) | 38.8 (24.8) |
BMI 25.0–26.9 kg/m2 | 31.2 (18.2) | 36.2 (20.5) | 40.1 (29.9) |
BMI 27.0–30.0 kg/m2 | 36.4 (19.7) | 37.2 (28.3) | 37.7 (24.2) |
p-value | 0.418 | 0.566 | 0.831 |
E2 (pg/ml) | 53.0 (74.8) | 21.6 (39.8) | 16.6 (8.0) |
African-American | 53.5 (65.5) | 18.7 (10.3) | 16.6 (14.9) |
White | 51.6 (79.8) | 24.4 (54.8) | 16.6 (7.9) |
p-value | 0.741 | 0.155 | 0.692 |
BMI 22.0–24.9 kg/m2 | 59.5 (99.0) | 18.8 (27.4) | 14.4 (5.3) |
BMI 25.0–26.9 kg/m2 | 41.7 (123.8) | 21.0 (127.6) | 18.1 (7.0) |
BMI 27.0–30.0 kg/m2 | 51.6 (46.6) | 24.3 (32.9) | 17.5 (9.2) |
p-value | 0.533 | 0.166 | 0.090 |
E1 (pg/ml) | 89.4 (39.4) | 87.0 (38.6) | 69.9 (31.0) |
African-American | 77.8 (44.5) | 85.4 (34.5) | 64.8 (30.6) |
White | 93.4 (38.4) | 88.4 (40.4) | 72.7 (29.9) |
p-value | 0.069 | 0.232 | 0.369 |
BMI 22.0–24.9 kg/m2 | 97.0 (42.3) | 86.9 (45.9) | 67.9 (23.9) |
BMI 25.0–26.9 kg/m2 | 94.4 (41.8) | 100.0 (42.0) | 82.8 (42.9) |
BMI 27.0–30.0 kg/m2 | 80.5 (26.7) | 80.3 (34.2) | 65.5 (34.5) |
p-value | 0.111 | 0.317 | 0.633 |