No relationship between autistic traits and salivary testosterone concentrations in men from the general population

It is suggested that testosterone may play a part in the higher prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in males compared to females. Previous studies have reported elevated postnatal testosterone levels in children and women with ASD but not in men. We compared levels of salivary testosterone...

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Autores principales: Tan, Diana Weiting, Maybery, Murray T., Clarke, Michael W., Di Lorenzo, Renata, Evans, Melissa O., Mancinone, Michael, Panos, Christina, Whitehouse, Andrew J. O.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6002020/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29902186
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0198779
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Sumario:It is suggested that testosterone may play a part in the higher prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in males compared to females. Previous studies have reported elevated postnatal testosterone levels in children and women with ASD but not in men. We compared levels of salivary testosterone across 67 undergraduate males (M(age) 19.5 yrs, SD 1.92) selected for low, mid-range and high levels of autistic traits assessed using the Autism-spectrum Quotient. Analyses revealed no significant differences in testosterone concentrations across the three groups. The current data add to the increasing evidence for the lack of relationship between autistic traits and postnatal levels of testosterone in men.

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