Correlation between thyroid hormone sensitivity and the risk of polycystic ovary syndrome

BMC Endocrine Disorders

Table 3 Correlation analysis between thyroid hormone-related parameters and metabolic parameters in patients with PCOS

		TSH	FT3	FT4	FT3/FT4	TT4RI	TSHI	TFQI
HOMA-IR	r	0.080	0.092	-0.001	0.147	0.074	0.069	0.057
HOMA-IR	P	0.105	0.062	0.977	0.003	0.135	0.165	0.247
T	r	-0.016	-0.031	-0.041	0.074	0.011	0.006	0.049
T	P	0.749	0.534	0.405	0.138	0.832	0.908	0.324
FPG	r	-0.013	0.052	0.045	0.027	-0.004	0.007	0.013
FPG	P	0.797	0.290	0.365	0.589	0.935	0.886	0.791
FINS	r	0.115	0.157	-0.026	0.161	0.106	0.085	0.059
FINS	P	0.019	0.001	0.603	0.001	0.032	0.086	0.230
2hPG	r	-0.006	0.142	-0.024	0.149	-0.011	-0.013	-0.020
2hPG	P	0.910	0.004	0.634	0.002	0.830	0.786	0.685
2hINS	r	0.091	0.070	-0.030	0.091	0.081	0.066	0.043
2hINS	P	0.066	0.157	0.543	0.067	0.106	0.188	0.390
TG	r	0.166	0.088	-0.076	0.151	0.142	0.101	0.063
TG	P	<0.001	0.076	0.125	0.002	0.004	0.041	0.202
TC	r	0.116	-0.051	-0.090	0.026	0.093	0.060	0.023
TC	P	0.019	0.303	0.070	0.605	0.061	0.226	0.647
HDL	r	-0.132	-0.025	0.060	-0.076	-0.108	-0.067	-0.036
HDL	P	0.007	0.612	0.226	0.122	0.028	0.174	0.460
LDL	r	0.100	-0.024	-0.076	0.034	0.077	0.043	0.012
LDL	P	0.042	0.631	0.122	0.494	0.121	0.384	0.807

Abbreviations: HOMA-IR: homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance; T: testosterone; FINS: fasting plasma insulin; 2hPG: 2-hour plasma glucose; 2hINS: 2-hour plasma insulin

ISSN: 1472-6823