| Testosterone group n = 49 | Placebo group n = 51 | Between group | P valuea |
---|---|---|---|---|
BMI, kg/m2 | –3.7* (–4.7 to –2.7) | –3.6* (–4.8 to –2.3) | –0.1 (–1.7 to 1.4) | 0.85 |
Waist circumference, cm | –11* (–14 to –8) | –8* (–12 to –5) | –3 (–7 to 2) | 0.21 |
SBP, mmHg | –1 (–6 to 3) | –1 (–6 to 3) | 0 (–6 to 6) | 0.94 |
DBP, mmHg | 0 (–3 to 3) | –1 (–4 to 2) | 1 (–3 to 5) | 0.62 |
Handgrip, kg | 1.7 (–0.5 to 3.8) | –1.9 (–4.3 to 0.5) | 3.6 (0.4 to 6.7) | 0.03 |
ALM/height2, kg/m2 | 0.12 (–0.02 to 0.26) | –0.33* (–0.50 to –0.15) | 0.45 (0.22 to 0.67) | <0.001 |
Step count per day | 931* (116 to 1746) | 606 (–186 to 1399) | 325 (–794 to 1443) | 0.56 |
Activity, %/day | 1.5* (0.1 to 2.9) | 0.7 (–0.6 to 2.1) | 0.76 (–1.2 to 2.7) | 0.43 |
Physical function test, sec | –3.1* (–4.8 to –1.5) | –2.7* (–4.1 to –1.3) | –0.4 (–2.6 to 1.7) | 0.67 |
TT, nmol/L, ECLIA | 7.4* (5.7 to 9.1) | 1.8* (0.4 to 3.1) | 5.5 (3.4 to 7.7) | <0.001 |
cFT, pmol/L, ECLIA | 49* (37 to 60) | 4 (–3 to 10) | 46 (32 to 59) | <0.001 |
SHBG, nmol/L | 4* (2 to 6) | 7* (3 to 10) | –3 (–6.4 to 1.1) | 0.16 |
LH, IU/L | –4.0* (–4.7 to –3.4) | 0.2 (–0.5 to 1.0) | –4.3 (–5.2 to –3.3) | <0.001 |
Fasting glucose, mmol/L | –0.5* (–0.8 to –0.25) | –0.3* (–0.5 to 0.0) | –0.3 (–0.6 to 0.1) | 0.19 |
HOMA-IR | –0.8* (–1.1 to –0.5) | –0.6* (–0.9 to –0.2) | –0.2 (–0.7 to 0.3) | 0.38 |
HbA1c, % | –0.5* (–0.6 to –0.3) | –0.3* (–0.5 to –0.2) | –0.1 (–0.3 to 0.1) | 0.19 |
Cholesterol, mmol/L | –0.18 (–0.4 to 0.0) | 0.0 (–0.2 to 0.2) | –0.19 (–0.5 to 0.1) | 0.23 |
LDL-C, mmol/L | –0.1 (–0.3 to 0.1) | –0.1 (–0.3 to 0.2) | 0.0 (–0.3 to 0.3) | 0.88 |
HDL-C, mmol/L | 0.1* (0.1 to 0.2) | 0.1* (0.0 to 0.2) | 0.0 (–0.1 to 0.1) | 0.66 |
Triglycerides, mmol/L | –0.6* (–0.9 to –0.4) | –0.4* (–0.6 to –0.1) | –0.3 (–0.6 to 0.1) | 0.17 |
Haematocrit | 0.04* (0.03 to 0.05) | –0.005* (–0.009 to –0.001) | 0.04 (0.03 to 0.05) | <0.001 |
Haemoglobin, g/L | 14* (11 to 17) | –2* (–3 to 0) | 15 (12 to 19) | <0.001 |
PSA, μg/L | 0.3* (0.2 to 0.5) | 0.1* (0.0 to 0.3) | 0.2 (0.0 to 0.4) | 0.10 |