Table 3.
Means and standard deviations of hormone variables by Disruptive Behavior Disorder (DBD) and Healthy Comparison (HC) group and gender
| Hormone | Gender | DBD | HC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Androstenedione (pg/mL) | F | 117.8 | 58.7 | 96.5 | 72.4 |
| M | 110.8 | 53.2 | 94.6 | 50.0 | |
| Cortisol: mean (μg/dL) | F | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.12 |
| M | 0.13 | 0.08 | 0.16 | 0.08 | |
| Cortisol: AM - PM (μg/dL) | F | -0.50 | 0.34 | -0.27 | 0.94 |
| M | -0.31 | 0.32 | -0.25 | 0.54 | |
| Cortisol: ratio AM/ PM | F | 13.90 | 11.88 | 18.39 | 11.60 |
| M | 9.40 | 8.03 | 10.49 | 8.35 | |
| DHEA (pg/mL) | F | 46.5 | 30.2 | 44.2 | 26.3 |
| M | 39.5 | 22.9 | 51.7 | 39.6 | |
| Testosterone pool (pg/mL) | F | 47.2 | 19.3 | 53.3 | 34.2 |
| M | 42.8 | 23.7 | 38.8 | 21.2 | |
| Testosterone AM (pg/mL) | F | 51.9 | 22.6 | 74.9 | 48.9 |
| M | 50.3 | 30.8 | 47.6 | 30.4 | |
Note: pool = pooled sample of 2 lab collected samples; mean = mean value in 2 lab samples, M = male, F = female