Table 3 Comparison between patients according to quartiles of E2, FEI and SHBG

S-DHEA (μmol/l)

4.699

5.8

10.246

22.92

0.01

BMI (kg/m2)

28,03

29,33

31,465

35,69

0,009

FEI

Quartile 1

Quartile 2

Quartile 3

Quartile 4

p

BMI (kg/m2)

28,035

28,135

32,194

36,094

0,002

β-CTX (pg/ml)

0,4785

0,4713

0,3999

0,3537

0,015

OC (μg/l)

27,87

25,35

22,03

20,81

0,024

Lumbar spine BMD (g/cm²)

0,9331

0,9288

1,0206

1,0633

0,001

T-score lumbar spine

−1,83

−1,507

−1,122

−0,757

<0,0001

Total hip BMD (g/cm²)

0,82031

0,898

0,958

0,9937

<0,0001

T-score total hip

−1,262

−1004

−0,576

−0,251

<0,0001

Prevalence of osteoporosis (%)

54,28

50

17,39

15,21

0,006

SHBG

Quartile 1

Quartile 2

Quartile 3

Quartile 4

p

Age (years)

57,27

59,59

61,81

60,81

0,014

β-CTX (pg/ml)

0,3453

0,4271

0,4633

0,4694

0,023

PTHi (pg/ml)

29,83

49,7

43,84

40,11

0,022

Lumbar spine BMD (g/cm²)

1,0539

10049

0,9827

0,9014

0,02

T-score lumbar spine

−0,843

−1,204

−1,435

−1,753

0,045

Total hip BMD (g/cm²)

1,00609

0,93952

0,83704

0,8866

<0,0001

Total hip BMD T-score

−0,185

−0,689

−1,072

−1,164

<0,0001

Prevalence of osteoporosis (%)

14,89

22,72

45,94

51,42

0,026