Gastroenterology Research, ISSN 1918-2805 print, 1918-2813 online, Open Access
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Original Article

Volume 6, Number 4, August 2013, pages 134-138

Changes of Some Hormones Levels in Patients With Hepatitis B Virus-Related Chronic Liver Disease

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Figure 1. Distributions of Free testosterone (F. test) levels in patients. Differences were assessed using Kruskal-Wallis tests and Mann-Whitney U test.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. Distributions of serum luteinizing hormone (LH) levels in patients Differences were assessed using Kruskal-Wallis tests and Mann-Whitney U test.
Figure 3.
Figure 3. Distributions of Estradiol (E2) levels in patients. Differences were assessed using Kruskal-Wallis tests and Mann-Whitney U test.

Table

Table 1. Distributions of Serum Hormones Levels in Patients
 
HormonesGroup 1 Median (range)Group 2 Median (range)Group 3 Median (range)
FSH: Follicle-stimulating hormone; LH: Luteinizing hormone; T. TES: Total testosterone; F. TES: Free testosterone; E2:estradiol; ANDR: Androstenedione; DHEA: Dihydroepiandrosterone; PROGES: Progesterone; PRL: Prolactin; SHBG: Sex hormone binding protein. * : P < 0.05 Kruskal-Wallis tests and Mann-Whitney U test.
FSH (mIU/mL)4 (1 - 19)5 (1 - 39)6 (1 - 31)
LH (mIU/mL)3 (1 - 7)4 (1 - 20) *3 (1 - 8)
T. TES (ng/dL)496 (255 - 1032)417 (28 - 1,062)442 (189 - 846)
F. TES (pg/mL)8 (1 - 20)10 (2 - 21)*14 (1 - 34) *
E2 (pg/mL)20 (20 - 77)22 (20 - 47) *20 (20 - 39)
ANDR (ng/mL)2 (1 - 7)2 (1 - 5)2 (1 - 8)
DHEA (µg/dL)145 (20 - 492)52 (15 - 231) *163 (39 - 528)
PROGES (ng/mL)0.4 (0.2 - 7)0.3 (0.2 - 1.3)0.3 (0.2 - 1.3)
PRL (ng/mL)6 (1 - 50)8 (2 - 32)7 (1 - 39)
SHBG (nmol/mL)42 (21 - 79)48 (2 - 114)41 (15 - 100)