Table 3 Comparison of salivary steroid hormone levels between the two areas
From: The relationship between dioxins and salivary steroid hormones in Vietnamese primiparae
Steroid hormones | Hot-spot | Non-exposed area | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | Median | n | Median | ||
Cortisol (pg/ml) | 16 | 2795 (1525–4454) | 9 | 1605 (580–2169) | 0.037a |
Cortisone (pg/ml) | 16 | 14221 (10638–20734) | 9 | 8000 (3101–14550) | 0.021a |
Cortisol/cortisone | 16 | 0.18 (0.14–0.23) | 9 | 0.15 (0.1–0.24) | 0.311a |
DHEA (pg/ml) | 15 | 152 (141–273) | 9 | 79 (39–166) | 0.029a |
Androstenedione (pg/ml) | 16 | 44.5 (31.4–52.4) | 9 | 51.5 (27.1–75.6) | 0.456a |
Estradiol (pg/ml) | 16 | 0.23 (0.18–0.30) | 5 | 0.52 (0.25–0.55) | 0.063b |
Progesterone (pg/ml) | 15 | 1.9 (1.4–2.6) | 8 | 1.0 (0.7–2.4) | 0.232b |
Testosterone (pg/ml) | 15 | 4.2 (2.7–6.1) | 9 | 4.3 (2.9–6.1) | 0.863a |