Reproductive hormones according to recent (the week preceding the visit) alcohol intake and binging during the past 30 days among 1194 healthy, young Danish men
| Alcohol intake | N | FSH (IU/L) | LH (IU/L) | Testosterone (nmol/L) | SHBG (nmol/L) | Free testosterone pmol/L | Inhibin B (pg/mL) | Oestradiol (nmol/L) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | 5–95 | M | 5–95 | M | 5–95 | M | 5–95 | M | 5–95 | M | 5–95 | M | 5–95 | ||
| Units the week preceding the visit, N=1194 | |||||||||||||||
| 0 | 243 | 2.4 | 0.9; 5.2 | 3.4 | 1.6; 6.8 | 19.1 | 10.2; 35.4 | 29 | 13; 52 | 439 | 249; 749 | 166 | 81; 271 | 81 | 48; 128 |
| 1–5 | 198 | 2.4 | 1.0; 5.8 | 3.4 | 1.4; 6.1 | 19.5 | 12.1; 32.5 | 28 | 15; 51 | 446 | 288; 694 | 169 | 73; 275 | 81 | 48; 134 |
| 6–10 | 154 | 2.5 | 0.9; 5.9 | 3.3 | 1.7; 7.1 | 20.8 | 12.1; 32.3 | 28 | 12; 46 | 486 | 260; 742 | 162 | 98; 283 | 79 | 46; 128 |
| 11–15 | 162 | 2.3 | 0.9; 6.2 | 3.3 | 1.3; 6.4 | 20.8 | 12.4; 32.8 | 29 | 14; 48 | 483 | 283; 770 | 169 | 67; 295 | 80 | 32; 125 |
| 16–20 | 131 | 2.3 | 1.0; 6.0 | 3.1 | 1.4; 6.7 | 21.1 | 11.8; 34.5 | 28 | 14; 50 | 480 | 298; 752 | 163 | 76; 266 | 80 | 54; 120 |
| 21–25 | 92 | 2.7 | 0.8; 6.3 | 3.4 | 1.6; 7.4 | 22.1 | 11.8; 36.2 | 30 | 14; 56 | 473 | 283; 883 | 159 | 72; 290 | 88 | 42; 141 |
| 26–30 | 72 | 2.5 | 1.0; 6.1 | 3.4 | 1.7; 5.8 | 21.4 | 12.3; 30.5 | 27 | 14; 47 | 476 | 285; 779 | 164 | 76; 257 | 81 | 39; 143 |
| 31–35 | 48 | 2.4 | 0.6; 5.6 | 3.5 | 1.7; 7.0 | 21.2 | 13.0; 36.7 | 28 | 12; 55 | 526 | 334; 858 | 185 | 93; 321 | 83 | 44; 131 |
| 36–40 | 28 | 2.5 | 0.8; 6.1 | 3.6 | 1.7; 7.0 | 21.1 | 11.5; 36.6 | 26 | 12; 44 | 497 | 326; 900 | 157 | 86; 226 | 75 | 38; 133 |
| >40 | 66 | 2.4 | 0.8; 6.6 | 3.3 | 1.8; 7.8 | 22.9 | 13.8; 36.1 | 27 | 11; 47 | 541 | 335; 920 | 158 | 82; 290 | 84 | 41; 140 |
| Number of binge episodes during the past 30 days*, N=1194 | |||||||||||||||
| 0 | 171 | 2.4 | 0.9; 5.8 | 3.6 | 1.6; 7.4 | 17.9 | 10.9; 32.9 | 27 | 12; 51 | 440 | 260; 740 | 166 | 84; 281 | 83 | 50; 127 |
| 1–2 | 250 | 2.6 | 1.0; 5.7 | 3.2 | 1.3; 6.5 | 19.9 | 11.4; 32.3 | 28 | 13; 54 | 449 | 257; 737 | 164 | 71; 266 | 80 | 43; 131 |
| 3–5 | 405 | 2.3 | 1.0; 5.8 | 3.2 | 1.4; 6.5 | 20.8 | 12.0; 33.1 | 28 | 14; 49 | 476 | 286; 765 | 170 | 86; 277 | 80 | 46; 125 |
| 6–9 | 254 | 2.4 | 0.9; 6.5 | 3.4 | 1.7; 6.6 | 21.3 | 12.0; 35.6 | 28 | 14; 48 | 496 | 300; 842 | 164 | 73; 297 | 80 | 41; 140 |
| >9 | 90 | 2.5 | 0.8; 6.1 | 3.3 | 1.8; 7.0 | 21.9 | 12.5; 37.2 | 27 | 13; 55 | 523 | 310; 858 | 164 | 79; 291 | 85 | 41; 137 |
Presented as median (M) and 5 and 95 centiles (5–95).
FSH, follicle-stimulating hormone; LH, luteinizing hormone; SHBG, sex hormone binding globulin.
*Binging defined as alcohol intake of more than 5 units on one occasion.