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Comparative Study
. 1991 May:18 Suppl 1:S41-5.
doi: 10.1007/BF02633526.

Serum hormone levels in British and rural Chinese females

D Y Wang  1 , T J Key, M C Pike, J Boreham, J Chen
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Comparative Study

Serum hormone levels in British and rural Chinese females

D Y Wang et al. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 1991 May.

Abstract

The comparison of blood levels of oestradiol, testosterone, prolactin, and sex-hormone binding globulin (SHBG) was made of 3250 rural Chinese and 300 British women, aged 35 to 64. To reduce the number of assays performed the blood samples were combined so as to form 390 and 30 pools, respectively. The Chinese had significantly less oestradiol and testosterone. Prolactin levels were similar in both races. SHBG was significantly lower in postmenopausal British women. In the Chinese women, testosterone was positively and prolactin negatively correlated with breast cancer mortality.

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