Table 3 Comparison of concentrations of sex steroid hormones in the cortex and white matter of the frontal lobe between subjects with body mass index < 17.5 and ≥ 17.5.

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

  

BMI < 17.5

BMI ≥ 17.5

P-value

Cortex

E1 (ng/g)

0.302 ± 0.260

1.358 ± 0.239

0.0068*

E2 (ng/g)

0.043 ± 0.036

0.198 ± 0.033

0.0043*

Adione (ng/g)

0.775 ± 0.220

1.143 ± 0.202

0.2305

White matter

E1 (ng/g)

0.301 ± 0.371

1.708 ± 0.354

0.0129*

E2 (ng/g)

0.036 ± 0.057

0.268 ± 0.054

0.0083*

Adione (ng/g)

0.664 ± 0.216

1.235 ± 0.206

0.0707

  1. *Significant; P < 0.05/3 (Bonferroni adjustment).
  2. BMI, body mass index; E1, estrone; E2, estradiol; Adione, androstenedione.
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