Weight gain >3% (
n
= 141)
| | | | |
Weight (kg)a
|
82.2 (13.8)
|
87.6 (14.77)
|
5.4
|
<0.0001
|
Hormone
| | | | |
Estrone (pg/ml)
|
35.6 (1.6)
|
34.8 (1.5)
|
-2.2
|
0.50
|
Estradiol (pg/ml)
|
8.4 (0.4)
|
8.8 (0.4)
|
4.2
|
0.20
|
Testosterone (ng/dl)
|
21.5 (1.1)
|
22.1 (1.1)
|
2.7
|
0.36
|
Androstenedione (pg/ml)
|
417 (17.1)
|
406 (18.1)
|
-2.9
|
0.34
|
Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (µg/dl)
|
48.6 (2.8)
|
47.6 (2.9)
|
-2.0
|
0.34
|
Sex hormone binding globulin (nmol/l)
|
38.2 (1.3)
|
32.6 (1.1)
|
-14.5
|
<0.0001
|
Free estradiol (pg/ml)
|
0.22 (0.01)
|
0.24 (0.01)
|
9.0
|
0.006
|
Free testosterone (pg/ml)
|
4.5 (0.2)
|
4.9 (0.3)
|
10.4
|
0.0007
|
Weight maintainers, ≤3% weight gain (
n
= 68)
| | | |
Weight (kg)a
|
82.6 (15.2)
|
84.0 (15.5)
|
1.4
|
<0.0001
|
Hormone
| | | | |
Estrone (pg/ml)
|
37.2 (1.9)
|
35.3 (1.9)
|
-5.2
|
0.17
|
Estradiol (pg/ml)
|
9.4 (0.7)
|
9.2 (0.6)
|
-2.3
|
0.55
|
Testosterone (ng/dl)
|
27.1 (1.9)
|
26.4 (1.7)
|
-2.6
|
0.59
|
Androstenedione (pg/ml)
|
473 (22.0)
|
475 (22.2)
|
0.4
|
0.92
|
Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (µg/dl)
|
50.1 (3.6)
|
47.3 (3.4)
|
-5.6
|
0.16
|
Sex hormone binding globulin (nmol/l)
|
39.1 (2.1)
|
37.0 (1.9)
|
-5.3
|
0.01
|
Free estradiol (pg/ml)
|
0.25 (0.02)
|
0.25 (0.02)
|
-1.1
|
0.78
|
Free testosterone (pg/ml)
|
5.6 (0.4)
|
5.6 (0.4)
|
-0.2
|
0.97
|
Continued weight loss (
n
= 69)
| | | | |
Weight (kg)a
|
78.5 (14.6)
|
75.2 (14.0)
|
-3.4
|
<0.0001
|
Hormone
| | | | |
Estrone (pg/ml)
|
37.0 (2.0)
|
31.4 (1.9)
|
-15.2
|
0.0003
|
Estradiol (pg/ml)
|
8.3 (0.6)
|
8.0 (0.7)
|
-3.8
|
0.60
|
Testosterone (ng/dl)
|
25.7 (1.6)
|
26.2(1.8)
|
2.1
|
0.55
|
Androstenedione (pg/ml)
|
434 (25.6)
|
472 (28.7)
|
8.8
|
0.02
|
Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (µg/dl)
|
44.4 (3.0)
|
44.4 (3.6)
|
-0.02
|
1.00
|
Sex hormone binding globulin (nmol/l)
|
47.4 (2.9)
|
48.3 (2.9)
|
1.9
|
0.48
|
Free estradiol (pg/ml)
|
0.21 (0.02)
|
0.2 (0.02)
|
-1.5
|
0.84
|
Free testosterone (pg/ml)
|
4.7 (0.3)
|
4.8 (0.3)
|
1.2
|
0.70
|