Table 3: Relationships of serum concentrations of estradiol, testosterone and prolactin with the degree of cervical squamous intraepithelial lesions in premenopausic women (n = 161).
Hormone |
NILM (n = 49) M/SE |
Cervical squamous intraepithelial lesions |
P value |
|
Low grade (n = 48) M/SE |
High grade (n = 64) M/SE |
|||
Estradiol (pg/mL) |
65.98/7.90 |
53.78/4.70 |
65.99/7.60 |
0.249 |
Testosterone (nmol/L) |
1.67/0.17 |
1.64/0.16 |
2.36/0.19 |
0.001* |
Prolactin (ng/mL) |
341.03/39.73 |
301.46/24.01 |
460.24/93.98 |
0.578 |
M: Media; SE: Standard Error; NILM: Negative of Intraepithelial Lesion and Malignity *Value of p estimated by the Kruskal Wallis test for independent samples |