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Table 4 Serum concentrations of testosterone and estradiol in the right heart

From: Forensic evaluation of sex estimation via measurements of adult index and ring finger lengths using postmortem computed tomography

Cause of death

Sex

Testosterone (ng/mL)

Estradiol (pg/mL)

n

Median

Min

Max

n

Median

Min

Max

Blunt injury

Male

19

3.42

0.54

7.50

20

263

20

2000

Female

5

1.14

0.32

2.78

6

365

203

720

Sharp instrument injury

Male

6

2.56

1.92

4.56

5

88

78

382

Female

2

 

0.32

2.78

2

 

129

202

Drowning

Male

3

2.32

0.78

5.83

3

91

65

280

Female

1

 

1.65

1.65

1

 

71

71

Fire fatalities

Male

1

 

3.78

3.78

1

 

114

114

Female

1

 

1.26

1.26

1

 

20

415

Asphyxia

Male

3

6.28

4.26

8.15

3

340.5

283

20

Female

7

1.40

0.22

5.92

7

533

69

 

Hypothermia

Male

0

   

0

   

Female

1

 

4.67

4.67

1

 

790

 

Hyperthermia

Male

5

5.19

1.89

10.10

5

200

32

 

Female

7

1.00

0.20

2.68

8

215.5

20

993

Sudden cardiac death

Male

3

2.79

1.98

4.42

3

187

70

453

Female

3

1.20

1.07

1.90

3

107

24

441

Other natural death

Male

11

3.61

1.07

7.45

11

367

84

2000

Female

14

1.30

0.22

8.55

11

192

20

1317

Total

Male

51

3.42

0.54

10.10

51

278.5

20

2000

Female

41

1.20

0.20

8.55

40

275

20

1765