The reproductive health indices and sex hormone levels in middle-aged and elderly Chinese men

Figures & data

Table 1. Compare means of overall health indices in different age groups.

		BMI (kg/m^2)		Waist (cm)		SBP (mmHg)		DBP (mmHg)	PP (mmHg)	GLU (mmol/l)		TCHOL (mmol/l)	TG (mmol/l)
Age	N	Mean	SNK	Mean	SNK	Mean	SNK	Mean	Mean	Mean	SNK	Mean	Mean	SNK
Total	969	23.7		82.2		136.1		83.0	53.1	5.2		4.8	1.7
40–50	311	24.1	a	82.9	a	134.9	a	82.2	52	5.1	a	4.8	1.9	a
51–60	359	23.6	a	82	a	137	a	83.3	53.8	5.2	a	4.8	1.7	a
61–70	253	23.8	a	82.2	a	137.3	a	83.9	53.4	5.3	a	4.7	1.5	ab
71–80	46	22.5	b	80.2	b	134.9	a	80.6	54.3	5.7	b	4.8	1.2	b
F		5.19		2.85		3.05		1.63	1.75	3.1		0.4	5.4
P		0.02		0.04		0.03		0.18	0.15	0.03		0.73	<0.01

If significant difference was found by ANOVA analysis, Student’s-Newman-Kuels (SNK) method was applied for multiple comparisons. Different letters (i.e., a and b) mean there were significant difference between the two groups.

Table 2. Compare means of reproductive health in different age groups.

		Testis (cm^3)	IIEF5		AMS		TT (ng/ml)		cFT (ng/l)		Bio-T (ng/ml)		SHBG (nmol/l)		LH (IU/l)
Age	N	Mean	Mean	SNK	Mean	SNK	Mean	SNK	Mean	SNK	Mean	SNK	Mean	SNK	Mean	SNK
Total	969	30.0	17.2		23.7		4.1		67.9		1.8		43.3		5.9
40–50	311	31.1	20.7	a	20.6	a	3.9	a	74.6	a	2.0	a	33.3	a	4.6	a
51–60	359	29.4	17.8	b	23.6	b	4.1	a	67.6	b	1.8	b	42.7	b	5.7	b
61–70	253	29.5	13.9	c	26.1	c	4.2	a	62.4	c	1.6	c	51.3	c	6.9	c
71–80	46	30.4	7.3	d	32.2	d	4.2	a	54.7	d	1.4	d	63.8	d	11.2	d
F		1.90	123.0		70.0		3.1		41.6		56.7		63.5		62.0
P		0.13	<0.01		<0.01		0.03		<0.01		<0.01		<0.01		<0.01

If significant difference was found by ANOVA analysis, Student’s-Newman-Kuels (SNK) method was applied for multiple comparisons. Different letters (i.e., a and b) mean there were significant difference between the two groups.

Figure 1. Scatter plot and regression line. (dotted line: lowess curve solid line: fitted line).

Table 3. The severity of symptoms in different age group.

		ED (%)					SLOH (%)
	N	None	Mild	Mild to moderate	Moderate	Severe	None	Mild	Moderate	Severe
Total	960	24.6	38.3	22.9	5.9	8.2	77.2	16.8	5.6	0.4
40–49	311	42.9	45.8	8.8	1.3	1.3	90.3	8.4	1.0	0.3
50–59	359	23.4	42.5	25.9	4.0	4.2	79.5	16.8	3.4	0.3
60–69	253	7.9	27.3	37.9	12.7	14.2	65.6	24.5	9.5	0.4
70–80	46	2.3	15.9	11.4	15.9	54.5	34.8	30.4	32.6	2.2
P*		<0.01					<0.01

*Non-zero correlation.