| ACTH | Adrocorticotrophic hormone |
| BMI | Body mass index |
| DHEA | Dehydroepiandrosterone |
| DHEAS | Dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate |
| ELISA | Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| SHBG | Sex hormone binding globulin |
| SPSS | Statistical Package for the Social Sciences |
| Testo | Testosterone |