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Table 3 Mean serum hormones, cytokines, and fatty acids at baseline and post intervention 1

From: Weight loss reduces breast ductal fluid estrogens in obese postmenopausal women: a single arm intervention pilot study

 

Baseline

Post intervention

Percent change

     

From baseline

Variable

Mean

S.D.

Mean

S. D.

Mean

95% CI

Leptin (ng/mL)

56.1

26.4

27.2

20.1

−35.5

(−76.1, -25.5)

Estrone-Sulfate (nmol/L)

5.8

1.8

4.9

2.8

−9.9

(−54.2, 34.3)

Estradiol (pmol/L)

157.9

49.7

101.6

27.9

−24.4

(−65.7, 17.0)

IL-6 (pg/ml)

2.3

3.0

1.6

2.7

−33.0

(−83.3, 8.3)

Total Polyunsaturated Fats (% of total fats)

43.9

6.1

45.5

2.3

5.3

(−7.3, 17.9)

Total Saturated Fats (% of total fats)

33.6

2.5

31.6

1.1

−5.4

(−13.1, - 2.2)

  1. 1 post intervention measurements occurred during the 12th intervention week.