n | Age (years) | fT (nmol/L) | T (nmol/L) | A4 (nmol/L) | DHEAS (µmol/L) | LH (IU/L) | SHBG (nmol/L) | |
Sprinting | 229 | 25 (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 distance | 117 | 24 (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 distance | 102 | 27 (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) †† |
Walking | 94 | 26.5 (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) †† |
Jumping | 113 | 26 (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) †† |
Throwing | 115 | 28 (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 events | 25 | 25 (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) †† |
All | 795 | 25 (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.