Table 2 Correlations between analyte concentrations in urine, saliva and blood samples.
Spearman correlation coefficient r (n) between | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Urine and Saliva | Urine and Blood | Saliva and Blood | |
Boys | |||
Estradiol | 0.96 (173) | 0.98 (42) | 0.97 (32) |
Estrone | 0.96 (179) | 0.90 (48) | 0.93 (38) |
Testosterone | 0.93 (173) | 0.90 (42) | 0.93 (32) |
LH | 0.82 (179) | 0.70 (48) | 0.78 (38) |
FSH | 0.95 (179) | 0.84 (48) | 0.86 (38) |
SHBG | 0.93 (179) | 0.49 (48) | 0.65 (38) |
Girls | |||
Estradiol | 0.93 (176) | 0.91 (35) | 0.91 (26) |
Estrone | 0.95 (180) | 0.89 (39) | 0.88 (30) |
Testosterone | 0.91 (176) | 0.92 (35) | 0.95 (26) |
LH | 0.85 (180) | 0.67 (39) | 0.66 (30) |
FSH | 0.92 (180) | 0.90 (39) | 0.94 (30) |
SHBG | 0.94 (180) | 0.67 (39) | 0.78 (30) |
