Baseline | E2 | E2+P | P | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intranasal | Percutaneous | Intranasal | Percutaneous | Intranasal | Percutaneous | ||
n = 40 | n = 46 | n = 40 | n = 46 | n = 40 | n = 46 | ||
BMI | 26 ± 3 | 26 ± 3 | 26 ± 3 | 26 ± 3 | 26 ± 3 | 26 ± 3 | 0.6 |
Weight (kg) | 66 ± 7 | 64 ± 9 | 66 ± 7 | 64 ± 9 | 66 ± 7 | 64 ± 10 | 0.6 |
WC (cm) | 84 ± 6 | 84 ± 8 | 84 ± 6 | 84 ± 8 | 83.5 ± 5 | 83.6 ± 9 | 0.6 |
SBP (mmHg) | 118 ± 15 | 119 ± 12 | 116 ± 15 | 114 ± 15 | 118 ± 14 | 116 ± 14 | 0.4 |
DBP (mmHg) | 75 ± 7 | 77 ± 7 | 75 ± 9 | 74 ± 9 | 76 ± 10 | 74 ± 10 | 0.2 |
Total-c (mg/dL) | 222 ± 31a† | 211 ± 27a† | 212 ± 31b† | 201 ± 27b† | 205 ± 31b† | 200 ± 32b† | 0.5 |
HDL-c (mg/dL) | 63 ± 12 | 63 ± 18 | 62 ± 14 | 60 ± 15 | 63 ± 14 | 60 ± 16 | 0.2 |
LDL-c (mg/dL) | 134 ± 28a† | 125 ± 29a† | 128 ± 32a,b† | 118 ± 26a,b† | 121 ± 26b† | 117 ± 29b† | 0.5 |
Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 122 ± 49 | 117 ± 56 | 117 ± 48 | 114 ± 54 | 108 ± 42 | 115 ± 62 | 0.3 |
Fast glucose (mg/dL) | 91 ± 11 | 92 ± 9 | 91 ± 8 | 91 ± 8 | 93 ± 11 | 91 ± 10 | 0.2 |
2h glucose (mg/dL) | 106 ± 29 | 102 ± 23 | 113 ± 38 | 103 ± 35 | 110 ± 39 | 101 ± 31 | 0.2 |
Insulin (μU/mL) | 7 (4–10) | 6 (3–9) | 6 (2–8) | 7 (3–9) | 6 (4–9) | 7 (3–9) | 0.2 |
Estradiol (pg/mL) | 14 (8–17) | 11 (5–20) | 40 (9–121) | 65 (20–119) | 47 ( 13–68) | 49 (10–96) | 0.1 |
hsCRP (mg/L) | 2.1 (0.4-3.9) | 1.1 (0.3-2.3) | 1.6 (0.5-3) | 1.4 (0.2-3) | 1.5 (0.5-2) | 1 (0.2-2) | 0.6 |