Impact of oral zinc therapy on the level of sex hormones in male patients on hemodialysis

Figures & data

TABLE 1.  Zinc and the plasma levels of the sex hormones and prolactin before and after administration of zinc supplement

	Before intervention	After intervention	p-Value
Testosterone level (nm/dL)	1.55 (1.24)	2.94 (2.13)	0.03
Prolactin level (nm/dL)	308.66 (277.23)	405.3 (372.5)	0.25
LH level (nm/dL)	4.85 (4.66)	15.77 (14.92)	0.01
FSH level (nm/dL)	6.62 (5.71)	10.7 (9.23)	0.36
Zinc level (μg/dL)	55.67 (15.51)	79.40 (21.92)	0.02

Note: The values in the parentheses represent SD.