Table 3.

Range of hormone concentrations

Analytes (unit)	Group A (DHEAS > x̄ +1SD, N=36)			Group B ( x̄ < DHEAS < x̄ +1SD, N=36)			Group C ( x̄ > DHEAS > x̄ − 1SD, N=36)			Group D (DHEAS < x̄ − 1SD, N=36)
	Mean	SD	SEM	Mean	SD	SEM	Mean	SD	SEM	Mean	SD	SEM
DHEAS (ug/mL)	283	64	10.7	170*	20	3.3	100*	22	3.7	35*	11	1.8
Estradiol (pg/mL)	71	45	7.5	75	49	8.2	82	62	10.3	105	128	21.3
Testosterone (ng/dL)	59	21	3.5	51	19	3.2	53	47	7.8	25*	11	1.8
Androstenediol (pg/mL)	1018	234	39.0	863	241	40.2	581*	280	46.7	153*	56	9.3
Androstenedione (pg/mL)	1216	362	60.3	989	306	51.0	1022	649	108.2	556*	203	33.8
Bioactive androgens, AR (ng/mL)	0.39	0.18	0.0	0.39	0.08	0.0	0.38	0.11	0.0	0.22*	0.06	0.0
Bioactive estrogens, ERLL (pg/mL)	54	56	9.3	54	34	5.7	62	55	9.2	63	82	13.7

^*p<0.05

The mean value, standard deviation and standard error of the mean of the hormones for each of the four groups of serum samples selected for hormone analysis as described in Figure 1. Groups are significantly different when compared to the higher group (*p<0.05). Highest E2 is not significantly greater than the lowest E2