Table 4: Relationships of serum concentrations of estradiol, testosterone and prolactin with the degree of cervical squamous intraepithelial lesions in peri/posmenopausic women (n = 44).

 

Hormone

 

NILM (n = 11) M/SE

Cervical squamous intraepithelial lesions

 

 

P value

Low grade (n = 11) M/SE

High grade (n = 22) M/SE

Estradiol (pg/mL)

33.26/8.01

27.15/8.22

52.83/25.01

0.531

Testosterone (nmol/L)

0.86/0.08

1.42 / 0.39

2.38/0.48

0.028*

Prolactin (ng/mL)

371.15/236.53

205.66/34.36

211.47/22.54

0.180

M: Media; SE: Standard Error; NILM: Negative of Intraepithelial Lesion and Malignity

*Value of p estimated by the Kruskal Wallis test for independent samples