Table 1 Spearman’s correlations between the oxLDL level and age, the serum sex hormone level, and the serum lipid level.

From: Oxidized-LDL inhibits testosterone biosynthesis by affecting mitochondrial function and the p38 MAPK/COX-2 signaling pathway in Leydig cells

 

Age

Testo

FSH

LH

E2

TC

TG

LDL

HDL

oxLDL

0.349 (0.094)

−0.510 (0.011)

0.031 (0.885)

−0.146 (0.496)

0.207 (0.331)

0.497 (0.014)

0.669 (0.000)

0.454 (0.026)

−0.257 (0.225)

  1. Data are presented as a correlation coefficient (P).
  2. oxLDL oxidized low-density lipoprotein, Testo testosterone, FSH follicle-stimulating hormone, LH luteinizing hormone, E2 estradiol, TC total cholesterol, TG triglyceride, LDL low-density lipoprotein, HDL high-density lipoprotein.
  3. The bold values in brackets represents the P value.
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