Table 2 Correlation coefficient (r) between body mass index and concentrations of sex steroid hormones in the cortex and white matter of the frontal lobe among 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

r

P-value

r

P-value

Cortex

E1

0.565

0.0443

0.764

0.0062*

E2

0.563

0.0450

0.714

0.0137*

Adione

0.232

0.4457

0.357

0.2807

White matter

E1

0.623

0.0230

0.815

0.0023*

E2

0.644

0.0176

0.808

0.0026*

Adione

0.344

0.2493

0.566

0.0697

  1. *Significant; P < 0.05/3 (Bonferroni adjustment).
  2. AD, Alzheimer’s disease; E1, estrone; E2, estradiol; Adione, androstenedione.
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