Journal of Andrology Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on the Epididymis
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Table 3. Baseline values (x ± SD); changes from baseline (x ± SEM), except insulin, which is reported as median[range], and changes from baseline as median [interquartile range]
 
 
  Baseline
  Change 0-12 wk
  Pa
  Change 0-24 wk
  Pb
  Insulin, fasting, mU/L   Goserelin   8.1 [3.3, 27]   +1.6 [-1.3, 4.5]cd   .105   +0.2 [-2.3, 2.8]   .963
    Bicalutamide   5.6 [1.9, 16.9]   -0.6 [-1.6, 0.3]     -0.1 [-1.4, 0.1]  
    Control   6.2 [3.3, 16.0]   -0.6 [-1.8, 1.0]     -0.7 [-2.8, 2.7]  
  Glucose, fasting, mmol/L   Goserelin   6.0 ± 1.4   -0.4 ± 0.2   .601   -0.3 ± 0.2   .960
    Bicalutamide   5.8 ± 1.2   -0.5 ± 0.3     -0.6 ± 0.4  
    Control   5.9 ± 1.1   -0.1 ± 0.2     -0.5 ± 0.2  
  Insulin, 2 h postprandial, mU/L   Goserelin   43.5 [9.3, 283.7]   -0.3 [-7.9, 15.9]   .888   +7.7 [-12.5, 37.1]   .611
    Bicalutamide   37.2 [1.6, 144.9]   +0.3 [-22.5, 17.6]     -7.2 [-33.5, 16.9]  
    Control   26.6 [4.5, 91.9]   -4.4 [-12.7, 8.1]     -2.3 [-14.6, -2.3]  
  Total cholesterol, mmol/L   Goserelin   5.2 ± 1.4   +0.16 ± 0.14   .967   -0.21 ± 0.14   .126
    Bicalutamide   5.9 ± 1.4   +0.14 ± 0.16     -0.16 ± 0.18  
    Control   5.8 ± 1.0   +0.19 ± 0.10     +0.20 ± 0.14  
  HDL cholesterol, mmol/L   Goserelin   1.47 ± 0.48   +0.07 ± 0.06c   .116   +0.08 ± 0.06   .635
    Bicalutamide   1.55 ± 0.43   +0.23 ± 0.05     +0.16 ± 0.09  
    Control   1.41 ± 0.33   +0.17 ± 0.05     +0.16 ± 0.05  
  Total testosterone, nmol/L   Goserelin   16.0 ± 6.9   -14.0 ± 1.4cd   <.001   -12.6 ± 1.7cd   <.001
    Bicalutamide   17.7 ± 4.8   +10.9 ± 1.5cd     +9.8 ± 2.2cd  
    Control   19.5 ± 5.0   -1.3 ± 0.7     +0.7 ± 1.0  
  Estradiol, nmol/L   Goserelin   200.1 ± 55.5   -97.9 ± 12.2cd   <.001   -82.2 ± 16.3cd   <.001
    Bicalutamide   173.9 ± 40.7   +78.3 ± 17.4cd     +73.7 ± 15.7cd  
 
  Control
  193.6 ± 43.2
  -34.3 ± 13.7
 
  -17.2 ± 13.2
 

  Abbreviation: HDL, high-density lipoprotein.
  a Changes compared from baseline to 3 months.
  b Changes compared from baseline to 6 months by ANOVA.
  c P < .05 for comparison with other drugs.
  d P < .05 for comparison with control.





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