Table 3.
Salivary steroid concentrations in postpartum women and percentage of samples that yielded detectable concentrations
| |
Estradiol |
Estriol |
Progesterone |
Testosterone |
Cortisol |
DHEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (pmol/L) | (nmol/L) | (nmol/L) | (pmol/L) | (nmol/L) | (nmol/L) | |
| Median: |
8 |
ND |
0.07 |
151 |
3.38 |
0.39 |
| Mode: |
ND |
ND |
ND |
ND |
1.57 |
0.68 |
| Range: |
ND - 28 |
ND - 0.08 |
ND - 0.22 |
ND - 418* |
1.57 - 13.47 |
0.07 - 1.54* |
| % | 81 | 2 | 60 | 81 | 100 | 100 |
ND = not detectable; % = percentage of samples that yielded concentrations falling above the detection limit (LOD) of the assay.
* = outlier removed, > 550 pmol (T) or > 3.50 nmol (DHEA).