Table 3.
Associations between inter-individual differences in prefrontal cognitive test scores and hormone levels across the first cycle.
| Cognitive Test | Hormones | Measurement | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menstrual | Pre-ovulatory | Mid-luteal | Premenstrual | ||
| β (SE) | β (SE) | β (SE) | β (SE) | ||
| Blockspan forwards | Estrogen | 0.04 (0.15) | −0.10 (0.11) | −0.10 (0.15) | −0.29 (0.10) |
| Progesterone | 0.00 (0.12) | −0.01 (0.10) | −0.02 (0.07) | −0.16 (0.10) | |
| LH | 0.42 (0.32) | −0.29 (0.22) | 0.17 (0.33) | 0.44 (0.24) | |
| FSH | 0.01 (0.26) | 0.02 (0.07) | 0.27 (0.29) | 0.06 (0.20) | |
| Testosterone | −0.00 (0.14) | 0.00 (0.12) | −0.08 (0.10) | 0.09 (0.14) | |
| Blockspan backwards | Estrogen | −0.06 (0.09) | −0.02 (0.10) | −0.12 (0.12) | −0.02 (0.11) |
| Progesterone | −0.01 (0.07) | −0.14 (0.10) | −0.21 (0.16) | −0.13 (0.12) | |
| LH | 0.36 (0.50) | −0.22 (0.17) | 0.52 (0.31) | 0.52 (0.32) | |
| FSH | −0.14 (0.30) | −0.65 (0.36) | 0.12 (0.19) | 0.36 (0.25) | |
| Testosteronea | −0.07 (0.10) | −0.12 (0.10) | 0.18 (0.09) | 0.21 (0.13) | |
| Cognitive bias | Estrogen | 0.16 (0.10) | 0.04 (0.07) | −0.03 (0.08) | 0.05 (0.06) |
| Progesterone | −0.20 (0.09) | −0.11 (0.08) | −0.08 (0.10) | 0.01 (0.07) | |
| LH | −0.05 (0.22) | 0.28 (0.16) | 0.14 (0.16) | −0.04 (0.10) | |
| FSH | −0.21 (0.12) | 0.03 (0.15) | 0.00 (0.13) | −0.19 (0.08) | |
| Testosterone | −0.14 (0.10) | −0.06 (0.09) | −0.06 (0.13) | 0.02 (0.10) | |
| Divided attention | Estrogen | −0.12 (0.15) | 0.07 (0.07) | 0.01 (0.12) | 0.05 (0.08) |
| Progesterone | −0.11 (0.11) | −0.03 (0.11) | 0.03 (0.10) | 0.05 (0.08) | |
| LH | −0.62 (0.27) | −0.23 (0.17) | −0.30 (0.19) | 0.38 (0.20) | |
| FSHb | −0.01 (0.20) | −0.12 (0.13) | 0.11 (0.11) | −0.29 (0.10)* | |
| Testosterone | −0.04 (0.10) | −0.10 (0.09) | −0.19 (0.11) | 0.01 (0.09) | |
a
Statistically significant model effect at p = 0.031.
b
Statistically significant model effect at p = 0.010.
*
Statistically significant parameter at Bonferroni corrected α = 0.008.
Statistically significant parameter estimates are highlighted in bold face.