Divergence in Timing and Magnitude of Testosterone Levels Between Male and Female Youths

Jonathon W Senefeld; Doriane Lambelet Coleman; Patrick W Johnson; Rickey E Carter; Andrew J Clayburn; Michael J Joyner

doi:10.1001/jama.2020.5655

Divergence in Timing and Magnitude of Testosterone Levels Between Male and Female Youths

JAMA. 2020 Jul 7;324(1):99-101. doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.5655.

Authors

Jonathon W Senefeld¹, Doriane Lambelet Coleman², Patrick W Johnson³, Rickey E Carter³, Andrew J Clayburn¹, Michael J Joyner¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
² Duke University School of Law, Durham, North Carolina.
³ Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida.

Abstract

This study uses national survey data to describe testosterone levels by age in youths aged 6 to 20 years and the onset and magnitude of divergence in levels between boys and girls.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Child
Female
Humans
Male
Nutrition Surveys
Reference Values
Sex Characteristics*
Testosterone / blood*
Young Adult

Substances

Testosterone