n | Age (years) | fT (pmol/L) | T (nmol/L) | A4 (nmol/L) | DHEAS (µmol/L) | LH (IU/L) | SHBG (nmol/L) | |
Sprinting | 390 | 25 (22–27) | 9.5 (6.0–13.0) | 0.73 (0.52–0.99) | 3.38 (2.50–4.34)* | 6.18 (4.13–9.40)* | 3.35 (1.75–5.86) | 56.5 (40.7–79.4) |
Middle distance | 186 | 25 (23–28) | 8.1 (5.0–12.0) | 0.64 (0.46–0.92) | 3.26 (2.39–4.50)* | 5.99 (3.72–8.86) | 3.72 (1.78–6.74) | 56.5 (42.8–75.3) |
Long distance | 165 | 28 (24–31) | 7.2 (4.8–9.6) | 0.55 (0.43–0.78) | 2.80 (2.10–3.80) | 4.61 (2.77–7.15) | 2.86 (1.60–5.09) | 55.8 (41.2–73.7) |
Walking | 97 | 25 (23–29) | 7.5 (5.0–11.0) | 0.58 (0.44–0.82) | 3.20 (2.27–4.21) | 7.06 (4.10–10.80)** | 3.05 (1.36–4.38) | 52.5 (35.1–70.9) |
Jumping | 220 | 27 (23.5–29) | 7.9 (5.0–11.0) | 0.68 (0.48–0.92) | 2.32 (2.47–4.60) | 5.69 (3.79–8.46) | 3.78 (2.11–6.52) | 60.0 (44.10–78.9) |
Throwing | 211 | 27 (23–29) | 10.5 (7.1–15.1) | 0.72 (0.56–0.98) | 3.24 (2.32–5.40) | 6.61 (4.34–9.37)** | 3.38 (2.07–5.24) | 44.2 (29.0–66.8) |
Combined events | 53 | 26 (23–28) | 6.5 (4.8–9.5) | 0.62 (0.42–0.79) | 3.00 (2.01–3.42) | 5.51 (3.75–8.86) | 3.67 (1.84–5.81) | 61.6 (46.7–87.7) |
All | 1332 | 26 (23–29) | 8.5 (5.7–12.3) | 0.67 (0.48–0.90) | 3.22 (2.34–4.33) | 5.92 (3.82–9.05) | 3.41 (1.80–5.77) | 55.3 (38.9–74.0) |
Data are presented as median (25th percentile–75th percentile).
Different from Long distance: *p<0.05, **p<0.01.
A4, androstenedione; DHEAS, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate; fT, free testosterone; LH, luteinising hormone; SHBG, sex hormone binding globulin; T, testosterone.