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Table 2 Median (10th and 90th percentiles) of hormone concentrations in cases and controls

From: Premenopausal serum androgens and breast cancer risk: a nested case-control study

 

Case subjects

(n= 356)

Control subjects

(n= 683)

P-value

Testosterone, nmol/L

0.90 (0.41, 2.07)

0.83 (0.31, 1.87)

0.01

Free testosterone, pmol/L

11.91 (4.92, 32.01)

11.02 (3.70, 27.81)

0.01

Androstenedione, nmol/L

3.90 (1.97, 6.80)

3.74 (1.80, 6.53)

0.08

DHEAS, μmol/L

3.58 (1.57, 7.22)

3.33 (1.54, 6.75)

0.50

SHBG, nmol/L

48.3 (22.3, 87.2)

49.4 (21.7, 89.5)

0.64

  1. DHEAS, dehydroandrosterone sulfate; SHBG, sex hormone-binding globulin.