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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Alzheimers Dement. 2016 Jan 21;12(7):758–765. doi: 10.1016/j.jalz.2015.12.010

Table 2.

Mean Differences in Overall Cognition, by Quartile of Plasma Hormone Level*

Q1 (ref.) Q2 vs Q1 Q3 vs Q1 Q4 vs Q1 p trend
Estrone (n=655)
  Model 1 0.00 −0.01 (−0.15, 0.13) 0.00 (−0.14, 0.14) 0.10 (−0.04, 0.24) 0.10
  Model 2 0.00 −0.01 (−0.15, 0.13) −0.04 (−0.18, 0.10) 0.09 (−0.05, 0.24) 0.18
Estrone Sulfate (n=446)
  Model 1 0.00 0.13 (−0.04, 0.30) 0.15 (−0.02, 0.32) 0.08 (−0.08, 0.25) 0.57
  Model 2 0.00 0.13 (−0.04, 0.29) 0.12 (−0.05, 0.29) 0.09 (−0.09, 0.26) 0.56
Estradiol (n=688)
  Model 1 0.00 −0.05 (−0.19, 0.09) −0.04 (−0.18, 0.10) 0.01 (−0.13, 0.15) 0.70
  Model 2 0.00 −0.07 (−0.21, 0.07) −0.03 (−0.17, 0.12) −0.01 (−0.16, 0.14) 0.85
Androstenedione (n=400)
  Model 1 0.00 0.01 (−0.17, 0.19) −0.03 (−0.21, 0.15) −0.09 (−0.27, 0.09) 0.26
  Model 2 0.00 −0.04 (−0.23, 0.14) −0.07 (−0.25, 0.11) −0.14 (−0.32, 0.05) 0.12
Testosterone (n=1,063)
  Model 1 0.00 0.00 (−0.12, 0.11) −0.02 (−0.13, 0.10) 0.04 (−0.07, 0.16) 0.45
  Model 2 0.00 −0.01 (−0.12, 0.11) −0.04 (−0.16, 0.07) 0.02 (−0.09, 0.14) 0.68
DHEA (n=522)
  Model 1 0.00 0.02 (−0.14, 0.18) 0.04 (−0.12, 0.20) −0.04 (−0.20, 0.13) 0.63
  Model 2 0.00 0.02 (−0.14, 0.18) 0.03 (−0.13, 0.19) −0.06 (−0.22, 0.10) 0.44
DHEA Sulfate (n=900)
  Model 1 0.00 0.13 (0.01−0.26) 0.06 (−0.07, 0.18) 0.03 (−0.10, 0.15) 0.83
  Model 2 0.00 0.13 (0.01−0.25) 0.05 (−0.07, 0.18) 0.00 (−0.13, 0.13) 0.51
*

values indicate standard units of averaged z-scores from each cognitive test

Model 1: adjusted for age, education

Model 2: adjusted for age, education, BMI, alcohol use, physical activity, age at menopause, depression status, antidepressant use