Table 2 Sex hormones and SHBG levels in the control and autism groups.

From: A potential role for the adrenal gland in autism

Hormone

Control group

Autism group

p Value

df

T value

TT (ng/dL)

13.1 ± 6.7

20.1 ± 17.4

0.05*

57

2.068

FT (pg/dL)

26.8 ± 22.9

90.8 ± 77.9

0.001*

57

4.367

SHBG (nmol/L)

101.8 ± 30.1

106 ± 42.4

0.66

57

0.443

DHEA (ng/mL)

0.94 ± 0.7

1.4 ± 1

0.05*

57

2.044

E2 (pg/mL)

3.3 ± 3.3

4.2 ± 2.4

0.22

57

1.102

FSH (mIU/ml)

0.49 ± 0.3

0.88 ± 0.6

0.01*

57

3.077

LH (mIU/ml)

0.87 ± 0.4

0.97 ± 0.4

0.37

57

0.887

  1. TT, FT and SHBG were reported in our previously published study11.
  2. Data are presented as the mean ± standard deviation.
  3. *p ≤ 0.05 is considered statistically significant.
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