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. 2005 Apr 19;92(9):1787–1793. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6602545

Table 4. Correlations of hormone levels between first and third trimesters by racial groups.

  White mothers (n=150)
Black mothers (n=150)
Hormones Pearson's correlation coefficient P-value Pearson's correlation coefficient P-value
Alphafetoprotein −0.07 0.40 −0.02 0.77
 
Total estradiol 0.25 <0.01 0.35 <0.01
Free estradiol 0.41 <0.01 0.49 <0.01
Free and albumin-bound estradiol 0.41 <0.01 0.49 <0.01
 
Total estriol 0.16 0.05 0.43 <0.01
 
Total testosterone 0.53 <0.01 0.67 <0.01
Free testosterone 0.57 <0.01 0.56 <0.01
Free and albumin-bound testosterone 0.57 <0.01 0.56 <0.01
 
Sex hormone binding globulin 0.23 <0.01 0.43 <0.01