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Table 2

Correlations between IGFs and steroid hormones among controls

VariableSpearman correlation coefficient (P)
IGF-IIGF-IIIGFBP-3
Premenopausal women    
 Estradiol (n = 154) 0.01 (0.944) −0.06 (0.442) −0.03 (0.696) 
 Estrone (n = 153) 0.07 (0.365) −0.10 (0.204) −0.04 (0.586) 
 Estrone sulfate (n = 170) −0.10 (0.187) −0.28 (<0.001) −0.00 (0.985) 
 Testosterone (n = 147) −0.06 (0.460) −0.12 (0.152) −0.12 (0.142) 
 DHEA-S (n = 169) 0.09 (0.246) −0.15 (0.055) −0.15 (0.052) 
 SHBG (n = 168) −0.22 (0.004) −0.21 (0.006) 0.10 (0.214) 
 Progesterone (n = 163) 0.13 (0.110) −0.11 (0.145) 0.04 (0.608) 
Postmenopausal women    
 Estradiol (n = 56) 0.24 (0.081) 0.39 (0.003) −0.36 (0.006) 
 Estrone (n = 92) 0.09 (0.413) 0.03 (0.799) −0.09 (0.419) 
 Estrone sulfate (n = 128) −0.12 (0.175) 0.30 (<0.001) −0.35 (<0.001) 
 Testosterone (n = 112) 0.16 (0.095) 0.01 (0.953) −0.23 (0.013) 
 DHEA-S (n = 126) 0.28 (0.002) 0.17 (0.064) 0.03 (0.743) 
 SHBG (n = 128) −0.15 (0.099) −0.02 (0.823) −0.01 (0.938) 
VariableSpearman correlation coefficient (P)
IGF-IIGF-IIIGFBP-3
Premenopausal women    
 Estradiol (n = 154) 0.01 (0.944) −0.06 (0.442) −0.03 (0.696) 
 Estrone (n = 153) 0.07 (0.365) −0.10 (0.204) −0.04 (0.586) 
 Estrone sulfate (n = 170) −0.10 (0.187) −0.28 (<0.001) −0.00 (0.985) 
 Testosterone (n = 147) −0.06 (0.460) −0.12 (0.152) −0.12 (0.142) 
 DHEA-S (n = 169) 0.09 (0.246) −0.15 (0.055) −0.15 (0.052) 
 SHBG (n = 168) −0.22 (0.004) −0.21 (0.006) 0.10 (0.214) 
 Progesterone (n = 163) 0.13 (0.110) −0.11 (0.145) 0.04 (0.608) 
Postmenopausal women    
 Estradiol (n = 56) 0.24 (0.081) 0.39 (0.003) −0.36 (0.006) 
 Estrone (n = 92) 0.09 (0.413) 0.03 (0.799) −0.09 (0.419) 
 Estrone sulfate (n = 128) −0.12 (0.175) 0.30 (<0.001) −0.35 (<0.001) 
 Testosterone (n = 112) 0.16 (0.095) 0.01 (0.953) −0.23 (0.013) 
 DHEA-S (n = 126) 0.28 (0.002) 0.17 (0.064) 0.03 (0.743) 
 SHBG (n = 128) −0.15 (0.099) −0.02 (0.823) −0.01 (0.938) 
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