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Table 4 Correlations between serum and saliva

From: Steroid concentrations in antepartum and postpartum saliva: normative values in women and correlations with serum

 

Antepartum (n = 28)

Postpartum (n = 43)

 

r

r OBS

r ZERO

r LOD/√2

Estradiol

.71**

.41*

.62**

.59**

Estriol

.71**

--

--

--

Progesterone

.65**

-.06

.48**

.40**

Testosterone

.48**^

.29^

.59**

.62**

Cortisol

.30

.60**

.60**

.60**

DHEA

.50**

.65**^

.65**

.65**

  1. * p < .05, ** p < .01.
  2. ^ = outlier removed.
  3. rOBS = observed correlation based only on samples with salivary concentrations > LOD; rZERO and rLOD/√2 = correlation based on all 43 women with statistical correction for samples < LOD.
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Biology of Sex Differences

ISSN: 2042-6410

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