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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Feb 20.
Published in final edited form as: Maturitas. 2008 Mar 4;59(2):114–127. doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2008.01.003

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)