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. 2017 Jun 23;102(9):3381–3389. doi: 10.1210/jc.2017-00967

Table 2.

Cross-Sectional Associations Between Baseline Measures of SAT and VAT With Baseline Measures of Log-Transformed Sex Hormones in Linear Regression Models (Standardized β-Coefficient and P Value)

Model Log DHEAS Log Testosterone Log Estradiol Log Estrone Log SHBG
β (ng/dL per cm2) P Value β (nmol/L per cm2) P Value β (pg/mL per cm2) P Value β (pg/mL per cm2) P Value β (nmol/L per cm2) P Value
Men
 VAT (L2-L3) 0.01216 0.833 0.20420 0.003 0.12885 0.060 0.16873 0.013 −0.10241 0.092
 VAT (L3-L4) −0.04556 0.429 0.18506 0.007 0.06056 0.380 0.10257 0.133 −0.05910 0.333
 SAT (L2-L3) 0.17842 0.002 0.22074 <0.001 0.14473 0.033 0.13585 0.043 0.02644 0.661
 SAT (L3-L4) 0.15476 0.006 0.21749 0.001 0.18839 0.005 0.15881 0.018 −0.00665 0.912
Women
 VAT (L2-L3) −0.00917 0.866 −0.08950 0.133 −0.00275 0.957 0.02394 0.773 0.22734 <0.001
 VAT (L3-L4) −0.00944 0.860 −0.04653 0.431 −0.02342 0.644 −0.04261 0.595 0.18471 0.002
 SAT (L2-L3) −0.02169 0.676 0.04048 0.481 −0.04091 0.404 −0.00547 0.945 0.14697 0.013
 SAT (L3-L4) 0.02846 0.588 0.05054 0.387 −0.04159 0.400 −0.01651 0.838 −0.06186 0.305

β-coefficients are SD changes in the log-transformed sex hormones per SD increase in cm2 of adipose tissue depot. Models adjust for age, race/ethnicity, and randomization assignment. Boldface indicates P < 0.05.