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

Diana Weiting Tan; Murray T. Maybery; Michael W. Clarke; Renata Di Lorenzo; Melissa O. Evans; Michael Mancinone; Christina Panos; Andrew J. O. Whitehouse

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0198779

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

Diana Weiting Tan^*, Murray T. Maybery, Michael W. Clarke, Renata Di Lorenzo, Melissa O. Evans, Michael Mancinone, Christina Panos, Andrew J. O. Whitehouse

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Abstract

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 (Mage 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.

Original language	English
Article number	e0198779
Pages (from-to)	1-7
Number of pages	7
Journal	PLoS ONE
Volume	13
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0198779
Publication status	Published - 14 Jun 2018
Externally published	Yes

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

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