Table 3.

Pearson Correlations for the Combined Groups of Circulating Androgen Levels After DHEA or Placebo Administration vs Change From Baseline of TNFα Release and AR RNA Content in the Fasting State Signifying the Treatment Response to DHEA and Placebo, and During Post-Treatment Glucose Challenge Signifying the Post-Treatment Response to Glucose Ingestion

	AR RNA Content (% Change)	TNFα Release (Absolute Change)
Treatment response to DHEA and placebo
T, ng/dL
r	0.492	0.587
P	0.044a	0.017a
Androstenedione, ng/mL
r	0.340	0.392
P	0.197	0.134
DHEA-S, μg/dL
r	0.453	0.515
P	0.078	0.041a
Post-treatment response to glucose ingestion
T, ng/dL
r	0.656	0.422
P	0.006a	0.104
Androstenedione, ng/mL
r	0.304	0.384
P	0.243	0.142
DHEA-S, μg/dL
r	0.598	0.457
P	0.015a	0.048a

^aP < .05.