[Retracted] Influence of Melatonin Treatment on Emotion, Sleep, and Life Quality in Perimenopausal Women: A Clinical Study

Table 3

LH, FSH, E2, and melatonin levels before and after treatment in the two groups.

	Study group (n = 47)	Control group (n = 44)	value^a
LH (mIU/mL)
Baseline	34.84 ± 11.93	36.52 ± 9.90	0.47
Post-therapy	21.01 ± 7.21	36.57 ± 12.38	<0.01
value^b	<0.01	0.95
FSH (mIU/mL)
Baseline	56.23 ± 11.89	58.08 ± 12.77	0.48
Post-therapy	36.27 ± 12.64	55.06 ± 12.93	<0.01
value^b	<0.01	0.10
E2 (pg/ml)
Baseline	43.75 ± 15.55	47.94 ± 16.33	0.21
Post-therapy	43.01 ± 13.48	46.97 ± 13.36	0.17
value^b	0.55	0.56
Melatonin (pg/ml)
Baseline	15.82 ± 3.32	15.79 ± 3.39	0.95
Post-therapy	16.03 ± 3.46	15.51 ± 3.20	0.46
value^b	0.77	0.71

LH: luteinizing hormone, FSH: follicle generating hormone, E2: estradiol ^aIndependent T-test used ^bPaired Sample T-test applied, .