Table 3.
Mean and Median Salivary Sex Hormone Values in Picograms Per Milliliter by Gender in a Probability Sample of Older Adult Participants in the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project
| Men (N = 1,287a) |
Women (N = 1,302a) |
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| Sex Hormone | Mean Value, SEM | Median Value (range) | Mean Value, SEM | Median Value (range) |
| Estradiol | 10.65 ± −0.56 | 6.24 (0.5–303.49) | 10.03 ± 0.56 | 6.73 (0.5–320) |
| Testosteroneb | 99.50 ± −6.54 | 77.56 (3.81–4,024.2) | 46.34 ± 0.76 | 42.93 (0.5–217.43) |
| Progesterone | 49.52 ± −6.25 | 29.79 (2.0–2,438.3) | 60.82 ± 15.16 | 24.60 (2.0–12,150) |
| DHEAb | 61.22 ± 4.70 | 39.69 (2.0–5,000) | 45.92 ± 1.68 | 33.41 (2.0–449.7) |
Notes: DHEA = dehydroepiandrosterone.
a
This number reflects the actual number of samples appropriate for salivary hormone measurements (after data for samples having freezing problems were removed from the analysis).
b
Statistically significant gender differences in mean values (p < .01)