Table 7.

Reported Sex Hormone Measurements in Saliva of Men as Compared with NSHAP Data

Sample	N	Age	Mean Value (SEM or SD), pg/ml	Source
Estradiol
Older men	1,287	57–84	10.65 ± −0.56	NSHAP study
Older men	48	50–80	6.88 ± −8.35	Krause et al. (2002)
Young men	19	20–35	8.36 ± 3.42	Rantala et al. (2006)
Young men	18	23 (mean)	2.6 ± 0.3	Schultheiss et al. (2003)
Progesterone
Older men	1,287	57–85	49.52 ± −6.25	NSHAP study
Young men	18	23 (mean)	22.6 (SD = 1.3)	Schultheiss et al. (2003)
Young men	177	18–30	15.5–25.2 (diurnal variation of mean values)	Wirth et al. (2007)
Young men	5	20–21	37.5 ± −16.0a	Celec et al. (2006)
DHEA
Older men	1,287	57–85	61.22 ± 4.70	NSHAP study
Older men
Morning	26	60–69	180 (SD = 80)	van Niekerk et al. (2001)
Evening	26	60–69	120 (SD = 60)	van Niekerk et al. (2001)
Morning	15	70–76	120 (SD = 60)	van Niekerk et al. (2001)
Evening	15	70–76	90 (SD = 50)	van Niekerk et al. (2001)
Adult men	8	35–39	464.0 (54.3)	Granger et al. (1999)
Adult men	8	40–45	351.3 (102.7)	Granger et al. (1999)
Testosterone
Older men	1,287	57–84	99.50 ± −6.54	NSHAP study
Older men	48	50–80	70 ± 15	Krause et al. (2002)
Young men	20	18–23	163.81 ± 10.24	Shirtcliff et al. (2002)
Young men	5	18–30	163.9–274.2 (seasonal variation of mean values)	Brown et al. (2008)

Notes: NSHAP = National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project; DHEA = dehydroepiandrosterone.

^aConverted from nanomoles per liter for better comparison.