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Table 1 General characteristics of population

From: The effects of a low carbohydrate diet on erectile function and serum testosterone levels in hypogonadal men with metabolic syndrome: a randomized clinical trial

 

Control group

(n = 6)

Low Carbohydrate group (n = 12)

P-value

Mean age (years)

59.8

57

0.46

White (%)

86

64

0.30

Smokers (%)

29

14

0.43

Diabetes mellitus (%)

86

43

0.06

Arterial hypertension (%)

43

64

0.34

Erectile dysfunction (%)

86

50

0.11

Weight (kg)

98.3

96.5

0.87

BMI (kg/cm2)

30.2

31.7

0.31

Total testosterone (ng/dL)

217.7

229.1

0.63

Calculated free testosterone (ng/dL)

4.3

4.7

0.46