Table 1 Comparison of concentrations of sex steroid hormones in the cortex and white matter of the frontal lobe between Alzheimer’s disease and control groups.

From: Estrogen-Related Factors in the Frontal Lobe of Alzheimer’s Disease Patients and Importance of Body Mass Index

  

AD

Control

P-value

Cortex

E1 (ng/g)

0.993 ± 0.281

0.733 ± 0.306

0.5378

E2 (ng/g)

0.139 ± 0.039

0.112 ± 0.043

0.6574

Adione (ng/g)

1.039 ± 0.208

0.899 ± 0.226

0.6527

White matter

E1 (ng/g)

1.188 ± 0.415

0.874 ± 0.435

0.6076

E2 (ng/g)

0.164 ± 0.066

0.150 ± 0.069

0.8852

Adione (ng/g)

0.931 ± 0.225

0.998 ± 0.236

0.8391

  1. AD, Alzheimer’s disease; E1, estrone; E2, estradiol; Adione, androstenedione.
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