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Table 5.

Correlations between serum and AT sex steroid concentrations and parameters of adiposity

	BMI	Waist circumference	BAI
HT−, n = 8-13
Serum E₁	0.52	0.48	0.64^a
Serum E₂	0.60^a	0.51	0.63^a
Serum free E₂	0.64^a	0.55	0.65^a
Serum E₁S	0.33	0.41	0.56^a
E₁ sc	0.62^a	0.65^a	0.69^b
E₁ visc	0.80^c	0.72^b	0.65^a
E₁ + E₂/T + A₄ sc	0.23	0.45	0.62^a
E₁ + E₂/T + A₄ visc	0.51	0.17	0.70^a
HT±, n = 19-48
Serum E₁	−0.35^b	−0.23	−0.36^b
Serum E₂	−0.22	−0.10	−0.29
Serum free E₂	−0.14	−0.06	−0.22
Serum E₁S	−0.41^b	−0.34^a	−0.37^a
E₁ sc	−0.17	0.08	−0.13
E₁ visc	−0.33^a	−0.24	−0.39^a
E₁ + E₂/T + A₄ sc	0.04	0.23	−0.10
E₁ + E₂/T + A₄ visc	−0.13	−0.03	−0.21

	BMI	Waist circumference	BAI
HT−, n = 8-13
Serum E₁	0.52	0.48	0.64^a
Serum E₂	0.60^a	0.51	0.63^a
Serum free E₂	0.64^a	0.55	0.65^a
Serum E₁S	0.33	0.41	0.56^a
E₁ sc	0.62^a	0.65^a	0.69^b
E₁ visc	0.80^c	0.72^b	0.65^a
E₁ + E₂/T + A₄ sc	0.23	0.45	0.62^a
E₁ + E₂/T + A₄ visc	0.51	0.17	0.70^a
HT±, n = 19-48
Serum E₁	−0.35^b	−0.23	−0.36^b
Serum E₂	−0.22	−0.10	−0.29
Serum free E₂	−0.14	−0.06	−0.22
Serum E₁S	−0.41^b	−0.34^a	−0.37^a
E₁ sc	−0.17	0.08	−0.13
E₁ visc	−0.33^a	−0.24	−0.39^a
E₁ + E₂/T + A₄ sc	0.04	0.23	−0.10
E₁ + E₂/T + A₄ visc	−0.13	−0.03	−0.21

Data are presented as Spearman correlation coefficient. Boldface indicates statistically significant correlation coefficients.

Abbreviations: A₄, androstenedione; BAI, body adiposity index; BMI, body mass index; E₁, estrone; E₂, estradiol; E₁S, estrone sulfate; Sc, subcutaneous adipose tissue; T, testosterone; Visc, visceral adipose tissue.

^aP < .05.

^bP ≤ .01.

^cP ≤ .001.

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