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Table 3 Mean baseline hormone levels (n = 28), measured in the morning

From: Hormonal assessment of participants in a long distance walk

Factor

Women

Men

P

Cortisol (μg/dL)

13.22 (± 3.14)

16.41 (± 3.96)

0.140

T3 (ng/mL)

1.25 (± 0.20)

1.10 (± 0.17)

0.110

FT4 (ng/dL)

1.25 (± 0.17)

1.24 (± 0.13)

0.910

TSH (μIU/mL)

3.12 (± 1.81)

2.62 (± 1.71)

0.600

Insulin (μIU/mL)

8.15 (± 5.01)

5.70 (± 3.87)

0.270

Testosterone (ng/dL)

10.29 (± 7.66)

513.53 (± 145.91)

< 0.001

  1. Values given as the mean (± SD). P values indicate comparisons between men and women
  2. SD standard deviation, T3 triiodothyronine, FT4 thyroxine, free form, TSH thyroid stimulating hormone