NHANES 2017-2020 Sex Hormones
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2017-March 2020 Pre-Pandemic Sex Steroid Hormone Panel (2020)
URL: https://wwwn.cdc.gov/Nchs/Data/Nhanes/Public/2017/DataFiles/P_TST.htm
Population
US civilian non-institutionalized population, sex steroid hormone subsample
Study Type
Cross-sectional nationally representative survey
About This Dataset
The sex steroid hormone panel (P_TST) measured serum hormones including estradiol, SHBG, FSH, LH, progesterone, and androstenedione in NHANES 2017-March 2020. These were measured on a hormone subsample rather than the full MEC sample, so they use a dedicated subsample weight (WTTSTPP) rather than the standard MEC weight. Values below the assay's lower limit of detection were imputed by NHANES as the detection limit divided by the square root of 2; for FSH, values below 0.30 mIU/mL were recoded as below detection and imputed at 0.30 divided by the square root of 2.
Limitations
- US population only (distributions may differ in other countries)
- Cross-sectional design cannot establish causal relationships
- Hormone subsample yields smaller per-slice n than full MEC analytes
- Female estradiol, progesterone, FSH, and LH vary by menstrual cycle phase and menopausal status, producing wide population distributions
- Values below the assay detection limit are NHANES-imputed (lower limit of detection divided by the square root of 2), which can affect the lower tail of low-concentration groups
Used for
Analytes
Panels
Demographic Slices
- Androstenedione - Females, Age 20-29
- Androstenedione - Females, Age 30-39
- Androstenedione - Females, Age 40-49
- Androstenedione - Females, Age 50-59
- Androstenedione - Females, Age 60-69
- Androstenedione - Females, Age 70+
- Androstenedione - Males, Age 20-29
- Androstenedione - Males, Age 30-39
- Androstenedione - Males, Age 40-49
- Androstenedione - Males, Age 50-59
- Androstenedione - Males, Age 60-69
- Androstenedione - Males, Age 70+
- Estradiol - Females, Age 20-29
- Estradiol - Females, Age 30-39
- Estradiol - Females, Age 40-49
- Estradiol - Females, Age 50-59
- Estradiol - Females, Age 60-69
- Estradiol - Females, Age 70+
- Estradiol - Males, Age 20-29
- Estradiol - Males, Age 30-39
- Estradiol - Males, Age 40-49
- Estradiol - Males, Age 50-59
- Estradiol - Males, Age 60-69
- Estradiol - Males, Age 70+
- Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH) - Females, Age 20-29
- Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH) - Females, Age 30-39
- Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH) - Females, Age 40-49
- Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH) - Females, Age 50-59
- Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH) - Females, Age 60-69
- Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH) - Females, Age 70+
- Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH) - Males, Age 20-29
- Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH) - Males, Age 30-39
- Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH) - Males, Age 40-49
- Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH) - Males, Age 50-59
- Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH) - Males, Age 60-69
- Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH) - Males, Age 70+
- Luteinizing Hormone (LH) - Females, Age 20-29
- Luteinizing Hormone (LH) - Females, Age 30-39
- Luteinizing Hormone (LH) - Females, Age 40-49
- Luteinizing Hormone (LH) - Females, Age 50-59
- Luteinizing Hormone (LH) - Females, Age 60-69
- Luteinizing Hormone (LH) - Females, Age 70+
- Luteinizing Hormone (LH) - Males, Age 20-29
- Luteinizing Hormone (LH) - Males, Age 30-39
- Luteinizing Hormone (LH) - Males, Age 40-49
- Luteinizing Hormone (LH) - Males, Age 50-59
- Luteinizing Hormone (LH) - Males, Age 60-69
- Luteinizing Hormone (LH) - Males, Age 70+
- Progesterone - Females, Age 20-29
- Progesterone - Females, Age 30-39
- Progesterone - Females, Age 40-49
- Progesterone - Females, Age 50-59
- Progesterone - Females, Age 60-69
- Progesterone - Females, Age 70+
- Progesterone - Males, Age 20-29
- Progesterone - Males, Age 30-39
- Progesterone - Males, Age 40-49
- Progesterone - Males, Age 50-59
- Progesterone - Males, Age 60-69
- Progesterone - Males, Age 70+
- Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin (SHBG) - Females, Age 20-29
- Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin (SHBG) - Females, Age 30-39
- Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin (SHBG) - Females, Age 40-49
- Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin (SHBG) - Females, Age 50-59
- Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin (SHBG) - Females, Age 60-69
- Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin (SHBG) - Females, Age 70+
- Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin (SHBG) - Males, Age 20-29
- Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin (SHBG) - Males, Age 30-39
- Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin (SHBG) - Males, Age 40-49
- Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin (SHBG) - Males, Age 50-59
- Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin (SHBG) - Males, Age 60-69
- Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin (SHBG) - Males, Age 70+