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Table 3 Correlation between body composition parameters and hormone parameters in the PCOS group

From: Body composition analysis in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a cross-sectional study from the Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study (TLGS)

 

FM, kg

PBF%

FFM, kg

SMM, kg

VFL

BMR kcal/day

tT, ng/ml

r = 0.06 p = 0.80

r = 0.2 p = 0.35

r = − 0.12 p = 0.64

r = − 0.1 p = 0.58

r = 0.06 p = 0.81

r = − 0.1 p = 0.64

SHBG, nmol/l

r = 0.3 p = 0.17

r = 0.39 p = 0.11

r = − 0.01 p = 0.96

r = 0.003 p = 0.98

r = 0.2 p = 0.35

r = − 0.01 p = 0.96

FAI %

r = − 0.4 p = 0.10

r = − 0.2 p = 0.30

r = − 0.1 p = 0.52

r = − 0.1 p = 0.46

r = − 0.3 p = 0.22

r = − 0.1 p = 0.52

DHEAS, µg/dl

r = − 0.1 p = 0.57

r = − 0.06 p = 0.80

r = − 0.04 p = 0.86

r = -0.06 p = 0.80

r = − 0.02 p = 0.92

r = − 0.04 p = 0.86

Androstenedione, ng/ml

r = − 0.05 p = 0.84

r = 0.09 p = 0.73

r = − 0.07 p = 0.77

r = − 0.07 p = 0.78

r = − 0.07 p = 0.78

r = − 0.07 p = 0.77

  1. FM, fat mass; PBF, percent of body fat; FFM, fat-free mass; SMM, skeletal muscle mass; VFL, visceral fat level; tT, total testosterone; SHBG, sex hormone-binding protein; FAI, free androgen index; DHEAS, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate