Serum testosterone in adult sex offenders: A comparison between Caucasians and North American Indians
✍ Scribed by Lea H. Studer; John R. Reddon; Kerry G. Siminoski
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 91 KB
- Volume
- 53
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0021-9762
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✦ Synopsis
Patients admitted to the Phoenix Program for sex offender treatment at Alberta Hospital Edmonton were separated by family history into a group of North American Indians and a group of Caucasians, with respective sample sizes of 53 and 192 after range matching the Caucasian to the North American Indian sample on a number of demographic variables. Controlling for body mass index and age, the two groups were equivalent in terms of 12 basic blood chemistry variables and 5 of 6 endocrine measures. Serum testosterone did differ significantly (p < .0005, covariate adjusted means of 22.3 and 26.5 nmol/L, respectively, for Caucasians and North American Indians). Further research will be required to establish the generality of this result and to ascertain the etiology.