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Table 3 30 male CD patients with vs. 81 male CD patients without estradiol (E2) deficiency

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

 

Estradiol < 21 pg/ml

Estradiol > 24 pg/ml

 
 

(n = 30)

(n = 81)

 
 

Median

Range

Median

Range

p

Age (yr)

33.0

19 – 68

38.5

19 – 71

n.s.

CDAI

176

6 – 380

88

2 – 354

**

Testosterone [nmol/l]

18.2

8.8 – 29.7

19.8

10.8 – 48.0

***

SHBG [nmol/l]

21

7.6 – 65.6

21

6.9 – 69.3

n.s.

FAI

63

21 – 184

95

18 – 351

*

DHT [pg/ml]

179

66 – 479

297

90 – 750

***

FEI

32

9 – 83

53

17 – 143

****

Osteocalcin [ng/ml]

3.4

0.5 – 8.9

2.9

0.3 – 12.8

n.s.

ICTP [μg/l]

4.0

1.9 – 20.8

3.8

1.7 – 11.7

n.s.

T-score spine

-2.06

-3.94 – 0.4

-1.96

-3.94 – 0.84

n.s.

  1. * p < 0,05; ** p < 0,01; *** p < 0,001; **** p < 0,0001
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