Table 2 Distribution of global methylation level in leukocyte DNA and endogenous sex hormone level among 185 Japanese women
Mean | Standard deviation | Median | Inter-quartile range | Under lower detection limit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(number) | (%) | ||||
Global methylation level in leukocyte DNA (%) | |||||
70.3 | 3.1 | 70.2 | (68.5, 72.3) | 0 | 0 |
Estradiol (pg/mL) | |||||
9.7 | 5.7 | 9.0 | (7.7, 10.4) | 3 | 1.6 |
Bioavailable estradiol (%) | |||||
24.2 | 7.0 | 23.0 | (18.7, 28.9) | 0 | 0 |
Estrone (pg/mL) | |||||
24.4 | 9.5 | 24.0 | (18.0, 28.0) | 12 | 6.5 |
Sex hormone binding globulin (nmol/L) | |||||
80.4 | 35.4 | 76.3 | (57.0, 97.4) | 0 | 0 |
Androstenedione (ng/mL) | |||||
0.73 | 0.31 | 0.70 | (0.50, 1.00) | 1 | 0.54 |
Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS) (ug/dL) | |||||
59.8 | 32.1 | 54.0 | (38.0, 76.0) | 1 | 0.54 |
Testosterone (ng/mL) | |||||
0.07 | 0.08 | 0.07 | (Not detected, 0.11) | 76 | 41.1 |