From: Oral contraceptives modify DNA methylation and monocyte-derived macrophage function
Hormone | Fs | FOCs | P value | FOCA+ | FOCA- | P value |
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Cortisol (ng/ml) | 202.5 (75.5 to 373.1), n = 44 | 334.2 (177.0 to 584.9), n = 32 | < 0.001 | 318.0 ± 76.6, n = 16 | 349.4 ± 98.2, n = 16 | NS |
Estradiol (pg/ml) | 27.7 (6.6 to 172.0), n = 42 | 19.7 (5.5 to 77.0)a, n = 9 | NS | 35.1 ± 30.9, n = 4 | 25.9 ± 20.7, n = 5 | NS |
Testosterone (ng/dl) | 49.9 ± 19.2, n = 33 | 33.9 ± 14.9, n = 27 | < 0.001 | 31.4 ± 7.3, n = 13 | 36.2 ± 19.3, n = 14 | NS |
Luteinizing hormone (mIU/ml) | 6.7 (2.6 to 16.5), n = 44 | 3.7 (0.2 to 10.4), n = 32 | < 0.001 | 2.2 (0.2 to 10.4), n = 16 | 4.4 (0.2 to 9.6), n = 16 | NS |
Follicle-stimulating hormone (mIU/ml) | 6.8 (2.8 to 10.7), n = 44 | 5.6 (1.2 to 20.2), n = 32 | 0.001 | 4.9 (1.5 to 8.5), n = 16 | 4.3 (1.2 to 20.2), n = 16 | NS |
Thyroid-stimulating hormone (μIU/ml) | 1.7 (0.7 to 4.7), n = 79 | 1.9 (0.7 to 10.9), n = 76 | NS | 1.4 (0.7 to 10.9), n = 32 | 2.0 (0.8 to 6.3), n = 44 | 0.030 |