Table S2.

Correlations between neurosteroid serum levels, cognitive function, and quality of life in older female subjects (≥35 years old, N=35)

	DHEA		DHEA-S		Pregnenolone
	r	P-value	r	P-value	r	P-value
Cognitive function (BACS)
Verbal memory	−0.233	0.178	0.022	0.902	−0.075	0.67
Working memory	0.092	0.598	0.208	0.231	−0.018	0.917
Motor speed	0.014	0.938	−0.072	0.683	0.244	0.158
Verbal fluency	−0.014	0.937	0.183	0.292	0.196	0.259
Attention and processing speed	−0.191	0.271	0.032	0.853	0.032	0.856
Executive function	−0.067	0.7	0.273	0.112	0.034	0.845
Composite score of the BACS	−0.08	0.648	0.184	0.291	0.159	0.361
Quality of life (WHOQOL-BREF)
Physical health	−0.157	0.368	0.001	0.996	−0.045	0.796
Psychological health	−0.028	0.875	0.037	0.834	0.075	0.668
Social relations	−0.141	0.42	0.084	0.63	−0.028	0.872
Environment	−0.061	0.729	−0.009	0.959	−0.062	0.723

Note: Data are computed using Pearson Correlation.

Abbreviations: BACS, the Brief Assessment of Cognition in Schizophrenia; DHEA, dehydroepiandrosterone; DHEA-S, dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate; WHOQOL-BREF, the brief version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life.