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. 2016 Mar 1;101(5):2160–2167. doi: 10.1210/jc.2015-4299

Table 3.

Tobit Regression: Weighted Proportionate Difference in Calcification per Difference in Sex Steroid Levels, Scaled to Median Calcification Among Those With Detectable Calciuma

Age-Adjusted
Multivariable-Adjustedb
% Difference (95% CI) P Value % Difference (95% CI) P Value
CAC
    Total T, 100 ng/dL −23 (−41, −4) .02 −0.8 (−20, 19) .94
    Free T, 10 ng/dL −12 (−22, −2) .02 −6 (−16, 4) .25
    SHBG, 10 nmol/L −5 (−24, 13) .58 12 (−7, 31) .21
    E1, pg/mL 2 (−1, 4) .25 −0.7 (−4, 2) .65
    E2, pg/mL −4 (−8, 1) .09 −5 (−9, −1) .01
AAC
    Total T, 100 ng/dL −21 (−36, −7) .004 −0.4 (−15, 14) .95
    Free T, 10 ng/dL −13 (−21, −5) .002 −6 (−14, 2) .13
    SHBG, 10 nmol/L −0.3 (−15, 14) .97 13 (−1, 28) .08
    E1, pg/mL 4 (2, 6) <.001 2 (−0.2, 4) .09
    E2, pg/mL −0.3 (−4, 3) .86 −0.6 (−4, 3) .69
TAC
    Total T, 100 ng/dL −45 (−89, −0.8) .046 −16 (−61, 29) .47
    Free T, 10 ng/dL −25 (−53, 3) .08 −12 (−39, 15) .38
    SHBG, 10 nmol/L −11 (−53, 30) .59 8 (−34, 50) .70
    E1, pg/mL 15 (9, 21) <.001 11 (5, 17) <.001
    E2, pg/mL −3 (−14, 7) .55 0.2 (−9, 10) .96
a

See Table 2.

b

Adjusted for age, BMI, T2DM, HDL-cholesterol, total cholesterol, triglycerides, smoking, diastolic blood pressure, and prevalent cardiovascular disease.