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Table 2 Sex hormones and bone turnover markers in 111 male CD patients compared to 99 healthy controls

From: Bones and Crohn's: Estradiol deficiency in men with Crohn's disease is not associated with reduced bone mineral density

 

Patients

Controls

 
 

(n = 111)

(n = 99)

 
 

Median

Range

Median

Range

p

Testosterone [nmol/l]

18.2

8.8 – 48

21.4

8.7 – 39.6

*

SHBG [nmol/l]

21.0

6.9 – 69.3

33.2

6.9 – 70.5

*

FAI

87

18 – 351

65

27 – 208

**

DHT [pg/ml]

269.5

66 – 750

279.5

80 – 798

n.s.

Estradiol [pg/ml]

25.6

9.4 – 47.8

33.7

18.7 – 57.4

*

FEI

45

10 – 140

40

10 – 160

n.s.

Osteocalcin [ng/ml]

3.0

0.3 – 12.8

2.5

0.3 – 14.9

n.s.

ICTP [μg/l]

3.8

1.7 – 20.8

3.3

2.0 – 7.1

*

  1. * p < 0,001; ** p < 0,01
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