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Table 3 Average levels of hormones according to histology type.

From: Low salivary testosterone levels in patients with breast cancer

 

Cases (sd)

p-value

Testosterone

  

IDC/ILC

27.8 (14.4)

 

DCIS

24.8 (11.3)

0.146

E1

  

IDC/ILC

5.21 (4.5)

 

DCIS

4.15 (3.3)

0.162

E2

  

IDC/ILC

2.09 (1.5)

 

DCIS

1.70 (1.2)

0.132

E3

  

IDC/ILC

3.55 (3.5)

 

DCIS

3.33 (2.3)

0.976

DHEAS

  

IDC/ILC

5.38 (4.3)

 

DCIS

5.03 (4.4)

0.585

  1. IDC, infiltrating ductal carcinoma, ILC, infiltrating lobular carcinoma, DCIS, ductal carcinoma in situ. IDC/ILC, 298 cases, DCIS, 53 cases, 6 cases were missing. Sd, standard deviation.
  2. Testosterone pg/ml, Estrone (E1) pg/ml, Estradiol (E2) pg/ml, Estriol (E3) pg/ml, DHEAS ng/ml
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