Table 2.
Age-adjusted Spearman correlation coefficient between serum sex hormones
| Sex hormone | Luteinizing hormone | Follicle-stimulating hormone | Total testosterone | Free testosterone | Total estradiol | Free estradiol | Sex hormone-binding hormone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luteinizing hormone | – | ||||||
| Follicle-stimulating hormone | 0.28c | – | |||||
| Total testosterone | 0.24c | 0.18b | – | ||||
| Free testosterone | 0.16b | 0.08 | 0.55c | – | |||
| Total estradiol | 0.02 | −0.08 | 0.28c | 0.22c | – | ||
| Free estradiol | −0.03 | − 0.13a | 0.09 | 0.32c | 0.94c | – | |
| Sex hormone-binding hormone | 0.12a | 0.11a | 0.55c | −0.32c | 0.08 | −0.24c | – |
aP < 0.05; bP < 0.01; cP < 0.001