SERUM TESTOSTERONE IN ADULT SEX OFFENDERS - A COMPARISON BETWEEN CAUCASIANS AND NORTH-AMERICAN INDIANS

Patients admitted to the Phoenix Program for sex offender treatment at Alberta Hospital Edmonton were separated by family history into a gro up of North American Indians and a group of Caucasians. with respectiv e sample sizes of 53 and 192 after range matching the Caucasian to the North American Indian sample on a number of demographic variables. Co ntrolling for body mass index and age. the two groups were equivalent in terms of 12 basic blood chemistry variables and 5 of 6 endocrine me asures. Serum testosterone did differ significantly (p < .0005. covari ate adjusted means of 22.3 and 26.5 nmol/L respectively, for Caucasian s and North American Indians). Further research wilt be required to es tablish the generality of this result and to ascertain the etiology. ( C) 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.