. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Sep 10.

Published in final edited form as: Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2011 Aug 26;131(1):287–294. doi: 10.1007/s10549-011-1734-5

Table 3.

Pearson’s Correlation Coefficients between Body Mass Index and Circulating and Breast Adipose Sex Hormones; By ER/PR Status

		E₁	E₂	T	A	Free E₂

ER+/PR+	serum	0.25	0.23	0.08	0.04	0.47^*
	adipose	0.35^*	0.20	0.46^*	−0.12
ER−/PR−	serum	0.52^*	0.51^*	0.26	−0.27	0.62^*
	adipose	0.68^*	0.43	0.51^*	−0.09

p value <0.05.