Table 2.
Comparison of ERT accuracy and overall latency and hormones among On AAS, Off AAS, and WLC groups. CANTAB ERT tests statistics and significance values are based on Tukey’s HSD test, hormone comparisons are based on Kruskal-Wallis
| Measure | WLC, N = 771 | Off, N = 341 | On, N = 451 | F/H2 | d WLC vs. Off | d WLC vs. On | d Off vs. On | F3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall RT | 1592.19 (628.31) | 1653.90 (628.63) | 1560.73 (511.24) | 0.24 | 0.10 | −0.06 | −0.16 | 0.12 |
| Overall | 0.65 (0.08) | 0.63 (0.07) | 0.59 (0.09) | 7.48** | −0.29 | −0.68** | −0.47 | 6.87*† |
| Happiness | 0.80 (0.15) | 0.82 (0.13) | 0.78 (0.15) | 0.99 | 0.20 | −0.12 | −0.33 | 0.76 |
| Sadness | 0.71 (0.18) | 0.71 (0.16) | 0.66 (0.19) | 1.34 | −0.03 | −0.28 | −0.27 | 1.17 |
| Anger | 0.53 (0.13) | 0.53 (0.13) | 0.45 (0.15) | 5.31* | −0.05 | −0.57* | −0.57 | 4.93*† |
| Disgust | 0.68 (0.20) | 0.67 (0.16) | 0.57 (0.22) | 4.76* | 0.01 | −0.51* | −0.55 | 4.53*† |
| Surprise | 0.71 (0.14) | 0.68 (0.18) | 0.71 (0.17) | 0.50 | −0.2 | −0.02 | 0.16 | 0.64 |
| Fear | 0.47 (0.23) | 0.36 (0.24) | 0.38 (0.23) | 3.80* | −0.48 | −0.41 | 0.07 | 3.21 |
| Testosterone | 19.74 (7.13) | 13.49 (7.58) | 44.06 (41.79) | 20.22*** | −0.85** | 0.81* | 1.02*** | |
| Missing | 31 | 6 | 15 | |||||
| TE | 1.19 (1.02) | 1.83 (1.78) | 54.97 (49.24) | 75.16*** | 0.44 | 1.54*** | 1.53*** | |
| Missing | 6 | 2 | 5 | |||||
| SHBG | 42.91 (19.89) | 32.57 (16.26) | 19.61 (15.77) | 30.26*** | −0.57* | −1.30*** | −0.81** | |
| Missing | 30 | 4 | 14 | |||||
| FSH | 5.25 (3.02) | 3.78 (2.38) | 0.67 (2.01) | 55.17*** | −0.54* | −1.79*** | −1.41*** | |
| Missing | 30 | 4 | 13 | |||||
| LH | 4.76 (1.81) | 3.50 (1.66) | 0.25 (0.71) | 67.26*** | −0.73* | −3.27*** | −2.54*** | |
| Missing | 30 | 4 | 13 | |||||
| Estradiol | 82.00 (31.17) | 78.41 (28.05) | 204.60 (184.05) | 15.15*** | −0.12 | 0.93** | 0.96** | |
| Missing | 29 | 5 | 15 | |||||
| FTI | 4.87 (1.30) | 4.24 (2.41) | 65.73 (121.72) | 23.94*** | −0.32* | 0.71*** | 0.71*** | |
| Missing | 31 | 5 | 15 |
RT reaction time, TE testosterone/epitestosterone ratio, SHBG sex hormone-binding globulin, FSH follicle-stimulating hormone, LH luteinizing hormone, FTI free testosterone index, d Cohen’s d
***p < 0.001, **p < 0.01, *p < 0.05 (false discovery rate adjusted)
1Mean (SD)
2F statistic for ERT measures, H statistic for hormones
3F statistic adjusted for age, IQ, and education
†pFDR < 0.05 WLC vs On based on post-hoc Tukey HSD