Table 3.
Percent differences in hormones by characteristics of women before and after mutual adjustment.
| Hormone Cycle Phase | Characteristic | Unadjusted Model | Mutually-Adjusted Model | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Difference a | p | % Difference a | p | ||
| Estrone | |||||
| Whole Cycle | Education (College vs. High school) | 19.8 | 0.02 | 18.2 | 0.03 |
| Follicular | Breastfeeding (<9.5 vs. 24+ months) | 97.2 | 0.02 | 40.6 | 0.07 |
| Estradiol | |||||
| Whole Cycle | Education (College vs. High school) | 26.3 | 0.02 | 23.6 | 0.03 |
| Follicular | Breastfeeding (<9.5 vs. 24+ months) | 239.1 | 0.003 | 63.7 | 0.01 |
| Progesterone | |||||
| Whole Cycle | House type (House or Apartment vs. Ger) | 55.8 | 0.08 | 42.3 b | 0.10 |
| Follicular | Height (161+ vs. <153 cm) | 176 | 0.01 | 237 c | 0.02 |
| Luteal | Waist circumference (89+ vs. <73 cm) | 50.4 | 0.02 | 43.4 c | 0.02 |
| Testosterone | |||||
| Whole Cycle | Weight (70+ vs. <55 kg) | 13.9 | 0.05 | 11.0 d | 0.07 |
| Whole Cycle | BMI (28+ vs. <22 kg/m2) | 23.7 | 0.001 | 17.1 d | 0.001 |
| Whole Cycle | Waist circumference (89+ cm vs. <73 cm) | 22.1 | 0.002 | 17.9 d | 0.005 |
| Whole Cycle | Waist to height ratio (0.56+ vs. <0.47) | 18.3 | 0.007 | 15.3 d | 0.01 |
| Whole Cycle | Alcohol (Yes vs. No) | 14.4 | 0.009 | 10.7 e | 0.01 |
a % difference is relative; b adjusted for height and waist; c adjusted for house type only; d adjusted for alcohol only; e adjusted for BMI, waist circumference, waist to height ratio.