Differences in steroid and cathepsin D levels in NAF between phases of the menstrual cycle, and between premenopausal and postmenopausal women
| Steroid | NAF hormone concentrations | P-value for differences | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Follicular | Midcycle | Luteal | Postmenopausal | Follicular vs luteal | Midcycle vs luteal | Postmenopausal vs luteal | |
| Androstenedione (pg/mL) | 7,406 | 7,801 | 5,024 | 7,692 | 0.394 | 0.646 | 0.172 |
| Cathepsin D (ng/mL) | 5,590 | 1,327 | 2,186 | 1,912 | 0.362 | 0.250 | 0.712 |
| DHEA sulfate (μg/dL) | 3,182 | 5,262 | 1,660 | 301 | 0.698 | 0.174 | 0.109 |
| Estradiol (pg/mL) | 1,685 | 799 | 2,130 | 1,213 | 0.662 | 0.014 | 0.133 |
| Estrone (pg/mL) | 3,797 | 1,929 | 3,519 | 6,674 | 0.802 | 0.216 | 0.178 |
| Estrone sulfate (ng/dL) | 3,900 | 2,060 | 1,470 | 1,361 | 0.328 | 0.419 | 0.677 |
| Progesterone (pg/mL) | 7,143 | 5,552 | 17,150 | 6,995 | 0.034 | 0.013 | 0.005 |
| Testosterone (pg/mL) | 1,307 | 2,044 | 2,069 | 2,336 | 0.352 | 0.985 | 0.845 |