Table 5. Correlation among anthropometrics (age. weight. height. BMI).
Pubertal development Scale (PDS). and hormonal (sC. sT. sDHEAS. sT/sC ratio and sDHEAS/sC ratio) parameters in Δ of all subjects and of a single team (LF and AL).
| Category | Variables | ΔsC | ΔsT | ΔDHEAS | ΔsT/sC ratio | ΔsDHEAS/sC ratio | ΔWeight | ΔHeight | ΔBMI | ΔPDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LF | ΔsC | 1 | ||||||||
| ΔsT | -0.75 | 1 | ||||||||
| ΔDHEAS | 0.52* | -0.16 | 1 | |||||||
| ΔsT/sC ratio | -0.47 | 0.54** | -0.24 | 1 | ||||||
| ΔsDHEAS/sC ratio | -0.31 | -0.19 | 0.49 | 0.04 | 1 | |||||
| Δweight | -0.02 | -0.01 | 0.08 | -0.01 | 0.08 | 1 | ||||
| ΔHeight | 0.16 | 0.23 | -0.07 | -0.04 | -0.22 | -0.13 | 1 | |||
| ΔBMI | -0.20 | -0.04 | 0.06 | 0.14 | 0.23 | 0.67* | -0.76** | 1 | ||
| ΔPDS | 0.58* | -0.06 | 0.29 | -0.35 | -0.45 | 0.05 | -0.13 | -0.16 | 1 | |
| AL | ΔsC | 1 | ||||||||
| ΔsT | -0.05 | 1 | ||||||||
| ΔDHEAS | 0.44 | 0.38 | 1 | |||||||
| ΔsT/sC ratio | -0.56* | 0.12 | 0.21 | 1 | ||||||
| ΔsDHEAS/sC ratio | -0.32 | 0.01 | 0.35 | 0.84** | 1 | |||||
| Weight | 0.22 | 0.15 | 0.17 | -0.18 | -0.26 | 1 | ||||
| ΔHeight | -0.08 | -0.12 | -0.27 | -0.04 | -0.18 | 0.19 | 1 | |||
| ΔBMI | 0.23 | 0.46** | 0.37 | -0.17 | -0.16 | 0.54* | -0.53* | 1 | ||
| ΔPDS | -0.21 | 0.18 | -0.19 | 0.003 | -0.17 | 0.05 | 0.57** | -0.18 | 1 | |
| All subjects | ΔsC | 1 | ||||||||
| ΔsT | 0.93 | 1 | ||||||||
| ΔDHEAS | 0.41* | 0.09 | 1 | |||||||
| ΔsT/sC ratio | -0.44** | 0.50** | -0.04 | 1 | ||||||
| ΔsDHEAS/sC ratio | -0.44** | -0.16 | 0.40* | 0.39* | 1 | |||||
| ΔWeight | 0.25 | 0.13 | 0.22 | -0.11 | -018 | 1 | ||||
| ΔHeight | -0.09 | -0.001 | -0.19 | -0.05 | -0.11 | 0.46 | 1 | |||
| ΔBMI | 0.19 | 0.22 | 0.21 | -0.11 | -0.12 | 0.60** | -0.66** | 1 | ||
| ΔPDS | 0.17 | 0.11 | 0.05 | -0.12 | -0.29 | 0.11 | 0.36 | -0.09 | 1 |
**p< 0.01
*p< 0.05
Note: LF = Lupa Frascati Team
AL = Albalonga Team
BMI = Body Mass Index
PDS = pubertal development scale
sC = salivary Cortisol
sT = salivary Testosterone