Table 3: Metabolic and Endocrine Parameters in a Sample of Postmenopausal Women in Southern SPAIN
| VARIABLES |
CONTROLS(Means) |
CI (95%) |
PATIENTS (Means) |
CI (95%) |
P value |
| GLYCEMIE (mmol/L) |
4.99 |
4.59-5.02 |
6.04 |
5.99-6.32 |
< 0.001 |
| HbA1c (mmo/L)
|
6.77 |
6.02-6.96 |
7.91 |
7.02-8.25 |
= 0.008 |
| INSULIN (mmol/L) |
80.93 |
78.3-81.54 |
73.4 |
72.45-74.51 |
= 0.076 |
| C-PEPTIDE (mmol/L) |
2.06 |
1.99-2.56 |
3.54 |
2.99-3.69 |
< 0.001 |
| IGF-I (kU/L) |
0.525 |
0.500-0.563 |
0.71 |
0.66-0.75 |
= 0.079 |
| CHOLESTEROL (mmol/L) |
4.37 |
4.01-4.87 |
5.69 |
5.05-6.31 |
< 0.001 |
| TRIGLYCERIDES (mmol/L) |
1.31 |
1.29-1.32 |
1.65 |
1.60-1.72 |
<0.05 |
| HDL-C (mmol/L) |
1.60 |
1.56-1.68 |
1.48 |
1.46-1.52 |
<0.05 |
| LDL-C (mmol/L) |
3.34 |
3.30-4.1 |
4.03 |
3.99-4.56 |
>0.05 |
| SELENIUM (µg/L) |
89.79 |
88.63-90.3 |
75.16 |
74.69-75.99 |
< 0.001 |
| BMI |
25.61 |
24-26 |
26.85 |
24.36-27.12 |
= 0.010 |