Table 2.
Adjusted Associations Between Anthropometric Indicators and Serum Measures of Estrogen and SHBG
| Indicator | Estradiol, pg/mL |
SHBG, nmol/L |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | P Value | β | P Value | |
| Hip circumference in cm | 0.69 | .489 | −4.48 | <.001 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 0.78 | .438 | −5.12 | <.001 |
| WHR | 2.68 | .008 | −3.48 | .001 |
| WC, cm | 2.02 | .046 | −5.43 | <.001 |
| Percentage of body fat | 1.19 | .236 | −4.24 | <.001 |
| Weight, kg | 1.18 | .253 | −4.49 | <.001 |
Abbreviations: β, standardized β coefficient (point estimate/SE). Estradiol measures are square-root transformed. All analyses were adjusted for current age, age at menarche, age at first pregnancy, smoking status, and total caloric intake.