Gonadal and Cortisol Hormone Profile among Male Chronic Khat, Marijuana, and Heroin Abuses

Table 3

Correlation of hormone parameters in heroin, marijuana, and khat abuse and control group.

Hormone parameters	Heroin (rho)	Marijuana (rho)	Khat (rho)	Control (rho)
FSH vs LH	0.406	0.519	0.292	−0.274
FSH vs E2	−0.262	−0.280	−0.356	−0.356
Cortisol vs E2	0.343	0.320	0.236	−0.274
E2 vs testosterone	0.367	0.210	0.151	0.266
E2 vs. LH	−0.106	−0.119	−0.156	0.003

rho: Spearman correlation; significant correlation (value <0.05).