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Table 3 Concentration of the different steroids, classes of steroids, ratios of classes of steroids and of canine prostate specific esterase (CPSE) in dogs at follow-up

From: Concentrations of canine prostate specific esterase, CPSE, at baseline are associated with the relative size of the prostate at three-year follow-up

Steroid

Prostatic size

N

Median (ng/ml)

IQR

Aldosterone

< 2.5

13

0.10

0.04–0.31

≥2.5

9

0.26

0.17–0.44

Androsterone

< 2.5

13

0.069

0.04–0.16

≥2.5

9

0.041

0.01–0.15

Androstenedione

< 2.5

13

1.43

0.4–2.16

≥2.5

9

2.20

1.2–3.4

Cortisol

< 2.5

13

36.7

17.3–58.6

≥2.5

9

21.5

14.5–38.9

Cortisone

< 2.5

13

14.75

10.4–20.32

≥2.5

9

10.41

7.5–23.60

Corticosterone

< 2.5

13

1.81

1.2–3.77

≥2.5

9

1.38

0.7–2.61

11-Deoxycorticosterone

< 2.5

13

0.40

0.13–0.79

≥2.5

9

0.17

0.076–0.31

11-Deoxycortisol

< 2.5

13

6.82

4.2–8.39

≥2.5

9

4.86

1.96–8.29

DHEA

< 2.5

13

0.63

0.34–2.53

≥2.5

9

1.56

0.58–2.32

Etiocholanolone

< 2.5

13

0.24

0.18–0.32

≥2.5

9

0.34

0.29–0.44

17α-hydroxyprogesterone

< 2.5

13

0.11

0.079–0.22

≥2.5

9

0.14

0.070–0.21

Pregnanolone

< 2.5

13

0.46

0.34–0.60

≥2.5

9

0.46

0.39–0.54

Progesterone

< 2.5

13

0.14

0.078–0.29

≥2.5

9

0.14

0.065–0.22

Testosterone

< 2.5

13

1.40

0.98–3.30

≥2.5

9

2.41

2.17–4.59

Estrone

< 2.5

13

0.023

0.0004–0.05

≥2.5

9

0.036

0.013–0.059

Estradiol

< 2.5

13

0.0072

0.00–0.017

≥2.5

9

0.0075

0.00–0.016

CPSE (follow-up)

< 2.5

13

83.0

29.6–118.4

≥2.5

9

153.3

91.8–550.2

SUM estrogens

< 2.5

13

0.039

0.0069–0.059

≥2.5

9

0.036

0.021–0.078

SUM androgens

< 2.5

13

3.45

2.11–8.5

≥2.5

9

9.13

4.45–11.6

SUM corticosteroids

< 2.5

13

57.43

43.36–91.21

≥2.5

9

39.6

28.3–71.0

SUM progestins

< 2.5

13

0.79

0.602–1.01

≥2.5

9

0.69

0.625–1.074

Androgens/estrogens

< 2.5

11

140

87–301

≥2.5

9

202.5

96.2–481.9

Progestins/estrogens

< 2.5

11

23.4

11.6–31.6

≥2.5

9

23.05

9.64–30.66

Corticosteroids/estrogens

< 2.5

11

1838

619–3710

≥2.5

9

1127

392–5148

Androgens/progestins

< 2.5

13

5.44

2.5–11.27

≥2.5

9

8.34

7.27–16.47

Corticosteroids/androgens

< 2.5

13

19.18

6.44–28.19

≥2.5

9

5.66

3.33–10.50

Corticosteroids/progestins

< 2.5

13

84.6

44.6–104.5

≥2.5

9

63.1

40.2–100.3