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Table 5.

Adjusted geometric means and 95% confidence intervals of pregnancy hormone concentrations for women with ≥13 years of education

	Hispanics (n = 32)	African-Americans (n = 40)	Caucasians (n = 147)
Androstenedione (ng/mL)	3.04 (2.7-3.5)^c	3.65 (3.3-4.1)^a^,^c	2.81 (2.7-3.0)^a
Testosterone (ng/dL)	52.5 (43.4-63.4)^b^,^c	69.7 (59.0-82.5)^a^,^c	40.0 (36.7-43.7)^a^,^b
DHEAS (μg/dL)	86 (72-105)	89 (75-107)	104 (95-114)
Estradiol (pg/mL)	1,692 (1,428-2,005)	1,752 (1,507-2,036)	1,582 (1,463-1,712)
Estrone (pg/mL)	529 (412-678)	553 (444-689)	499 (444-559)
Progesterone (ng/mL)	39.6 (34.3-45.6)^c	49.0 (43.2-55.6)^c	44.4 (41.6-47.4)
Prolactin (ng/mL)	35.7 (29.1-43.7)	37.8 (31.6-45.3)^c	30.5 (27.8-33.5)^c
SHBG (nmol/L)	227 (200-256)	212 (190-236)	209 (197-221)

	Hispanics (n = 32)	African-Americans (n = 40)	Caucasians (n = 147)
Androstenedione (ng/mL)	3.04 (2.7-3.5)^c	3.65 (3.3-4.1)^a^,^c	2.81 (2.7-3.0)^a
Testosterone (ng/dL)	52.5 (43.4-63.4)^b^,^c	69.7 (59.0-82.5)^a^,^c	40.0 (36.7-43.7)^a^,^b
DHEAS (μg/dL)	86 (72-105)	89 (75-107)	104 (95-114)
Estradiol (pg/mL)	1,692 (1,428-2,005)	1,752 (1,507-2,036)	1,582 (1,463-1,712)
Estrone (pg/mL)	529 (412-678)	553 (444-689)	499 (444-559)
Progesterone (ng/mL)	39.6 (34.3-45.6)^c	49.0 (43.2-55.6)^c	44.4 (41.6-47.4)
Prolactin (ng/mL)	35.7 (29.1-43.7)	37.8 (31.6-45.3)^c	30.5 (27.8-33.5)^c
SHBG (nmol/L)	227 (200-256)	212 (190-236)	209 (197-221)

NOTE: Adjusted for age and gestational age at blood draw (means 30.4 years and 11.3 weeks, respectively). Similar superscripts denote significant difference between the two groups.

P ≤ 0.001.

P < 0.01.

P ≤ 0.05.

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