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. 2021 Jun 14;106(10):e3946–e3956. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgab416

Table 3.

Criteria and prevalence of low SHBG in the “healthy” reference sub-cohort (n = 1477, unweighted)

Criteria for low SHBG (nmol/L) Prevalence of low SHBG (%)
Men Women Overall
Criteria 1: Sex-specific Men: <12.6
Women: < 18.4		 2.1 1.6 1.9
Criteria 2: Sex- and age-specific Men
 20-29 years: < 12.2
 30-39 years: < 11.3
 40-49 years: < 14.4
 50-59 years: < 21.8
 60-80 years: < 27.4
Women
 20-29 years: < 14.5
 30-39 years: < 21.4
 40-49 years: < 23.8
 50-59 years: < 20.8
 60-80 years: < 22.6		 3.6 1.7 2.8
Criteria 3: Simplified sex- and age-specific Men
 20-49 years: < 12.3
 50-80 years: < 23.5
Women
 20-29 years: < 14.5
 30-80 years: < 21.9		 2.9 1.8 2.4