Table 2

Age and androgenic parameters in the male population

nAge (years)fT (nmol/L)T (nmol/L)A4 (nmol/L)DHEAS (µmol/L)LH (IU/L)SHBG (nmol/L)
Sprinting22925
(22–27)
0.39
(0.31–0.48)
17.6
(13.8–22.0) ††
2.02
(1.64–2.60)
8.28
(5.99–10.88)
2.94
(2.06–4.04)
31.2
(24.9–38.0) ††
Middle distance11724
(22–28)
0.36
(0.28–0.42) *
15.91
(13.0–21.0) ††
2.15
(1.74–2.90)
8.48
(6.26–10.91) ‡‡
2.64
(2.06–3.62)
32.6
(26.4–41.7) ††
Long distance10227
(23–30)
0.31
(0.25–0.38) **
15.4
(11.6–19.0) †
1.91
(1.55–2.40)
6.20
(4.55–10.03)
2.74
(2.04–3.54)
34.5
(26.8–42.4) ††
Walking9426.5
(25–30)
0.34
(0.26–0.40) **
15.0
(11.8–18.2) †
2.14
(1.59–2.69)
7.57
(4.92–10.25)
2.77
(2.16–4.06)
28.6
(24.5–37.0) ††
Jumping11326
(23–29)
0.34
(0.26–0.42) **
15.7
(12.0–19.2) ††
2.13
(1.69–2.67)
8.86
(6.17–11.83) ‡
2.74
(1.96–3.91)
32.2
(26.6–37.5) ††
Throwing11528
(24–31)
0.30
(0.26–0.36) **
12.4
(9.8–15.4)
2.07
(1.59–2.88)
8.72
(6.05–13.66) ‡‡
3.45
(2.41–5.01)
21.6
(17.0–27.0)
Combined events2525
(23–27)
0.37
(0.31–0.42)
16.1
(13.7–21.5)
2.28
(1.87–2.67)
9.58
(6.76–11.12)
3.06
(2.26–4.41)
31.5
(24.7–41.9) ††
All79525
(23–29)
0.34
(0.27–0.43)
15.6
(12.1–19.8)
2.06
(1.65–2.65)
8.20
(5.72–11.99)
2.94
(2.11–4.10)
30.6
(23.5–37.9)
  • Data are presented as median (25th percentile–75th percentile).

  • Different from Sprinting: *p<0.05, **p<0.01. Different from Throwing: †p<0.05, ††p<0.01. 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.