Table 2 An overview of the statistically significant negative correlations from various recent study results regarding the effects of endogenous androgen levels on carotid IMT measurements in women.

Bernini et al,1999 [7]

101 women

SS

SS

SS

-

- 48 postmenopausal

-

SS

SS

-

- 53 premenopausal

-

-

-

-

Kiechl et al,2000 [9]

379 women

-

Bernini et al, 2001 [10]

44 postmenopausal women

-

SS

SS

-

Debing et al , 2007 [19]

56 postmenopausal cases and 56 postmenopausal controls

-

SS

SS

SS

Golden et al, 2002 [20]

182 postmenopausal cases and 182 postmenopausal controls

-

-

SS

Montalcini et al , 2007 [21]

101 non-obese postmenopausal women

SS