The Relationship between Serum Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate Concentration and Bone Mineral Density, Lipids, and Hormone Replacement Therapy in Premenopausal and Postmenopausal Women

Abstract

A positive correlation between DHEAS levels and BMD was found in all three groups. Our study confirms earlier reports that DHEAS levels decrease with age in premenopausal and, especially, postmenopausal women regardless of estrogen treatment. DHEAS levels in postmenopausal women were not associated with atherogenic lipid patterns in the present study.