Table 3.
Unadjusted associations between endogenous androgens and menopausal symptoms
| Testosterone, ng/ml | Free Testosterone Index (FTI) | Androstenedione, ng/ml | DHEA-S, ng/ml | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geometric Mean (95% CL) | p-value | Geometric Mean (95% CL) | p-value | Geometric Mean (95% CL) | p-value | Geometric Mean (95% CL) | p-value | |
| Headache | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | ||||
| Yes | 0.452 (0.417, 0.489) | 2.86 (2.54, 3.22) | 2.01 (1.88, 2.14) | 362.5 (337.1, 389.9) | ||||
| No | 0.477 (0.447, 0.508) | 2.77 (2.51, 3.04) | 2.03 (1.92, 2.13) | 384.8 (362.9, 408.1) | ||||
| Insomnia | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.1 | ||||
| Yes | 0.467 (0.433, 0.503) | 2.96 (2.65, 3.32) | 1.97 (1.86, 2.09) | 361.1 (337.0, 386.8) | ||||
| No | 0.466 (0.436, 0.499) | 2.69 (2.43, 2.97) | 2.01 (1.89, 2.14) | 388.1 (365.0, 412.8) | ||||
| Vision problems | 0.7 | 0.02 | 0.9 | 0.7 | ||||
| Yes | 0.472 (0.421, 0.530) | 3.37 (2.83, 4.01) | 2.02 (1.84, 2.23) | 379.9 (341.6, 422.6) | ||||
| No | 0.461 (0.436, 0.487) | 2.66 (2.44, 2.89) | 2.00 (1.92, 2.10) | 372.0 (353.5, 391.4) | ||||
| Vaginal discharge | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.8 | ||||
| Yes | 0.465 (0.422, 0.513) | 2.82 (2.44, 3.27) | 2.02 (1.87, 2.19) | 380.3 (347.9, 415.9) | ||||
| No | 0.468 (0.441, 0.496) | 2.80 (2.57, 3.06) | 2.02 (1.93, 2.12) | 374.5 (355.0, 395.2) | ||||
| Vaginal dryness | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | ||||
| Yes | 0.449 (0.402, 0.501) | 2.79 (2.36, 3.29) | 2.01 (1.83, 2.19) | 391.4 (353.5, 433.2) | ||||
| No | 0.470 (0.444, 0.497) | 2.77 (2.55, 3.02) | 2.02 (1.93, 2.12) | 373.6 (354.6, 393.6) | ||||
| Irritability | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | ||||
| Yes | 0.481 (0.449, 0.515) | 2.96 (2.67, 3.29) | 2.08 (1.96, 2.20) | 381.1 (357.8, 406.0) | ||||
| No | 0.448 (0.416, 0.481) | 2.60 (2.33, 2.89) | 1.95 (1.84, 2.07) | 367.7 (344.0, 393.0) | ||||
| Incontinence | 0.1 | 0.0006 | 0.6 | 0.2 | ||||
| Yes | 0.505 (0.454, 0.561) | 3.56 (3.03, 4.17) | 2.06 (1.89, 2.24) | 399.2 (362.0, 440.2) | ||||
| No | 0.453 (0.428, 0.479) | 2.59 (2.38, 2.82) | 2.00 (1.91, 2.10) | 368.6 (349.8, 388.4) | ||||