Table 2 Age-adjusted Spearman correlation coefficient between serum sex hormones

Luteinizing hormone

–

Follicle-stimulating hormone

0.28^c

–

Total testosterone

0.24^c

0.18^b

–

Free testosterone

0.16^b

0.08

0.55^c

–

Total estradiol

0.02

−0.08

0.28^c

0.22^c

–

Free estradiol

−0.03

− 0.13^a

0.09

0.32^c

0.94^c

–

Sex hormone-binding hormone

0.12^a

0.11^a

0.55^c

−0.32^c

0.08

−0.24^c

–