Table 5. Correlation coefficients between level of parameters in normal and obese patients.
|
Variable
|
LH |
FSH |
LH/FSH Ratio |
DHEA-S |
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|
N.Wt. |
Ob. |
N.Wt. |
Ob. |
N.Wt. |
Ob. |
N.Wt. |
Ob. |
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|
LH (mIU/ml) |
r |
1 |
1 |
0.24 |
0.47 |
0.73 |
0.740 |
0.19 |
0.38 |
|
Sig. |
|
|
0.19 |
<0.001* |
<0.001 |
0.002 |
0.30 |
0.037 |
|
|
N |
30
|
30 |
30
|
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
|
|
FSH (mIU/ml) |
r |
0.24 |
0.86 |
1 |
1 |
-0.39 |
0.09 |
-0.10 |
0.38 |
|
Sig. |
0.19 |
<0.001 |
|
|
0.03 |
0.62 |
0.5 |
0.036 |
|
|
N |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
|
|
LH/FSH Ratio |
r |
0.73 |
0.54 |
-0.39 |
0.09 |
1 |
1 |
0.17 |
0.02 |
|
Sig. |
<0.001 |
0.002 |
0.03 |
0.62 |
|
|
0.35 |
0.88 |
|
|
N |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
|
|
kisspeptin ng/L
|
r |
0.49 |
0.25 |
-0.22 |
-0.07 |
0.72 |
0.58 |
0.29 |
0.18 |
|
Sig. |
0.01 |
0.24 |
0.30 |
0.73 |
<0.001 |
0.003 |
0.19 |
0.39 |
|
|
N |
22 |
23 |
22 |
23 |
22 |
23 |
22 |
23 |
|
|
DHEA-S (μg/dl) |
r |
0.19 |
0.38 |
-0.10 |
0.38 |
0.17 |
0.02 |
1 |
1 |
|
Sig. |
0.30 |
0.037 |
0.58 |
0.036 |
0.35 |
0.88 |
|
|
|
|
N |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
|
P-value ≤0.05 was significant, P-value >0.05 was not significant, PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome), BMI (body mass index), SE (std. error), N.Wt. (normal weight), Ob. (obese), DHEA-S (dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate).