Sexual Dimorphisms of Adrenal Steroids, Sex Hormones, and Immunological Biomarkers and Possible Risk Factors for Developing Rheumatoid Arthritis
Table 4
Logistic regression model of sex outcome including steroidal and hormonal variables, but not testosterone and estradiol levels.
Variables in the model
Total ()
Controls ()
Wald
values
Wald
values
17-OH pregnenolone (17-OH P5)
6.686
0.010
2.586
0.108
Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)
6.572
0.010
2.305
0.129
17-OH progesterone (17-OH P4)
0.899
0.343
0.666
0.415
Androstenedione
6.600
0.010
5.169
0.023
DHEA sulfate (DHEAS)
12.708
<0.001
9.596
0.002
Cortisol
1.012
0.314
5.045
0.025
Luteinizing hormone (LH)
7.076
0.008
3.576
0.059
Prolactin (PRL)
1.110
0.292
2.305
0.129
Age at entry
2.338
0.126
1.098
0.295
Constant
0.016
0.899
0.498
0.480
Logistic regression models of dependent sex outcome did not execute when either testosterone or estradiol values were entered. 1 df for each variable entered in block.
